Aftermath of store wars

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Oct 2014, 20:00 BST
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Boarded-up houses, Ferry Road, Rye. 3/1/12 ENGSNL00120120301142727
The long feud between Sainsburys and Tesco caused bad feeling in the town with Sainsburys accused of creating a slum.

There was anger after Sainsbury’s acquired a number of Victorian houses in Ferry Road, in order to facilitate an access road to the site,

The properties fell into disrepair with overgrown gardens and reports of rat infestations.

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They also boarded up windows with ugly steel shutters, leading to further complaints.

After public protests and reports in the Rye Observer, Sainsburys eventually carried out refurbishment work inclusing re-painting the external walls and window frames, replacing the old doors and tidying the gardens.

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