Over 600 jobs to be created

A recent building and planning permission approval by Sedgemoor Council may see the creation of over 600 jobs.

The warehouse will see a number of jobs created to work in the preparation of food for various stores, along with storage.

Following the closure of the Coop distribution centre in summer 2010, it is expected that a large number of the 700 redundancies will be employed by Morrisons.

Whilst the employment opportunities created by this leading food retailer are being seen as positive by many, some remain slightly pessimistic commenting that these new jobs will only compensate for the jobs lost last year rather than create 'new' opportunities.

A number of conditions have been stated in the approval, including the building of a fence to block any noise pollution.