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