Tesco Blockade in Porthmadog

A protest was held at Tesco’s store in Porth­madog north Wales on Sat­ur­day 14.07.07 to protest about
— Tesco’s token use of Welsh on signs etc with­in their stores
— Tesco’s link to Adec­co recruit­ment agency who recent­ly banned their staff from speak­ing Welsh
— Tesco’s destruc­tion of small local shops and busi­ness­es (see www.tescopoly.com)

Porthmadog Tesco blockade 1Porthmadog Tesco blockade 2A protest was held at Tesco’s store in Porth­madog north Wales on Sat­ur­day 14.07.07 to protest about
— Tesco’s token use of Welsh on signs etc with­in their stores
— Tesco’s link to Adec­co recruit­ment agency who recent­ly banned their staff from speak­ing Welsh
— Tesco’s destruc­tion of small local shops and busi­ness­es (see www.tescopoly.com)

The entrance was blocked and a pro­test­er arrest­ed for plas­ter­ing posters announc­ing that the store was shut

For full details of the protest see http://cymdeithas.org/2007/07/14/former_chairman_arrested_in_porthmadog_demo.html#rhagor