The national supermarket chain ALDI are considering building a new supermarket on the site of Greenfields Private Members’ Club, according to press speculation.

The club, located at the junction of Wigan Road and Cricketers Way, was going to be demolished to make way for new apartments.But the plans fell through and now it is being suggested that ALDI want to launch a new store on the site.

The town is growing in size and still only has two Co-op supermarkets to cater for its population.

Labour councillors have consistently hampered the public’s choice of shopping facilities in Westhoughton.

They said NO to plans for a Tesco on Manchester Road, yet only days after the store opened two Labour councillors were spotted in the store.

They opposed plans for the new Sainsbury’s store on Cricketers Way, potentially denying brand new facilities for our local cricket and rugby clubs, as well as losing money for Market Street footpath improvements.

They also:

• Cut the town’s market hall in HALF

• Opposed plans for a new clothing store

• Opposed plans for a new restaurant to replace a betting shop

• Said YES to 3 new estate agents, but only one was established because of the collapse in the housing market.