[Gayle]

It's all about the big picture.

Deciding whether or not you want a Sainsbury's or a Tesco shouldn't be based just on the sort of supermarket that you want.

Other things need to be taken into consideration - for example, if Tesco goes ahead then extra money will be put into the town, the bus station will be moved and the Pennine Rapid Transit route will be put in - with just that side of the argument put forward most people don't want it. However, if the bus station moves the place where the bus station is now will be converted into a large public square, much like Broadway once was (look at the pics of the sunken gardens) and that part of town will probably all be pedestrianised.

If however, you want the Sainsbury option you probably get the Arndale refurbished and more input at that side of town whilst the shops on Blackburn Rd get neglected. Sainsbury will probably put money into the town as well.