York supermarkets to cut prices on popular products amid £50m investment A MAJOR supermarket has confirmed it will invest £50 million into the price of its products in a move which will make dozens of popular items cheaper for shoppers. The supermarket chain said the move will see 60 core fresh produce, meat and dairy products cut in price by the end of the month. It is the latest step in Sainsbury’s plan to “put food back at the heart of the business” and focus on improving value amid continued competition for customers from German discount rivals Aldi and Lidl. It also comes after Sainsbury’s launched its Aldi Price Match scheme earlier this year to reduce the price of hundreds of items.
Environment Agency to continue Lincoln s £6m flood defence reinforcement
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Strengthening riverside walls along Lincoln’s Foss Bank May 26, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Work to strengthen riverside walls along Lincoln’s Foss Bank is underway, as part of a £6 million investment in the city’s flood defences.
New steel piles are being driven into the riverbank upstream of Brayford Pool, reinforcing the existing defences and maintaining the area’s standard of protection.
The work is expected to be completed in October, subject to water levels.
It is all part of a wider scheme that will maintain the existing standard of flood-risk protection for around 4,000 homes and businesses in Lincoln.
Led by the Environment Agency, the £6 million Lincoln Defences Project began in June 2019.
Investment in Lincoln’s flood defences continues at new location
Riverside walls at Foss Bank being strengthened
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25 May 2021
Work to strengthen riverside walls along Lincoln’s Foss Bank is under way, as part of a £6 million investment in the city’s flood defences.
New steel piles are being driven into the riverbank upstream of Brayford Pool, reinforcing the existing defences and maintaining the area’s standard of protection.
Measures are being taken to reduce the potential impact on residents, including a ‘silent piler’ to significantly lessen both noise and vibration.
The work at Foss Bank is being carried out from a pontoon in the river, reducing the need for road closures and footpath diversions. A river traffic light system is in place with staff on hand to make navigation safe for boaters.
Photograph: iStock
Supermarket chain Iceland is to open a new store in central York.
The company is taking over the old Homesense shop at Foss Islands Road, which closed just over a year ago.
Iceland expects the move to create 40 jobs, 10 full-time and 30 part-time.
It will add to the concentration of supermarkets in the Foss Bank and Foss Islands area, with Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose and budget retailers B&M and Home Bargains already all having stores within half a mile.
Iceland has been expanding across the UK in recent years, opening more than 100 of its larger The Food Warehouse branches, including at Clifton Moor in York, in addition to its regular stores.
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