I don't think that all the blame goes to the big supermarkets. These days we go shopping in our cars, even for a paper. The lack of parking and parking charges have a lot to do with this.
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The area didnt have a secondary school least of all one worth moving to the area for, the new Acdemy has solved that problem though. The other problem was the housign associaitons and mult occuppancy linked to drug abuse and resulting crime. I have yet to see the ?62.5 kenny regen have spent on the area turning it around as a lot of the stuff they have provided in other areas has been provided out of the general rates (alley gates etc) so it look like the council have used the money as a cash cow......but we are getting a fire station and an Iceland, no butchers, no bank no free cash machine, not even a charity shop....KNDC hang your heads in shame
This really a shame what has happened with the regeneration of Kensington.
Under the Bridge Garston had many of the same issues. Housing associations and private landlords moving outsiders into a settled community bringing their own issues, be it drugs, alcohol abuse or general anti social behavior. Since then the area has been turned around, it's not perfect but it is moving in the right direction, this is in part thanks to the retail park at Speke providing much needed work for the local community.