£2.8m investment will bring EuroSpar filling station to Tandragee
Plus; Armagh shop assistant says her life has been ‘shattered’ after a terrifying armed robbery
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The Spar shop in Tandragee is in line for major changes with an extension and addition of a petrol filling station planned as part of an estimated £2.8 million investment in the business.
And the development would see the popular retail unit rebranded as a EuroSpar with 10 more jobs to be created when complete and more during construction.
To accommodate the changes, the former Hamilton Hardware unit at 30 Mill Street would be demolished.
Proposals have been drawn up by the Henderson Group and submitted to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for consideration.
Outbuilding at the rear of the former hardware store would also be demolished to make way for the planned extension, with alterations planned to the "rear private amenity space" of residential units at 32 and 34 Mill Street.
There would be alterations to the existing forecourt to make way for the petrol filling station, which would take the form of a "single pump island forecourt".
In terms of employment, it is estimated that an extra 10 staff would be on site daily - an increase from 27 to 37.
The newly-branded EuroSpar would offer floorspace in excess of 7,800 sq ft, the majority of which would be for retail sales.
According to a supporting statement, the change-over from Spar to EuroSpar would "represent a strengthening of the retail offer in Tandragee town centre". Read more on this story here.
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An Armagh shop assistant, who was working behind the till when a masked man armed with a hammer carried out a daylight robbery, says her life has been "shattered" forever. Read the full story here.
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