Sainsbury’s responds to Oxfordshire customer anger

It has been claimed that Gosford and Water Eaton Parish Council has been paying to trim hedges and litter pick in the alley adjacent to the Kidlington store’s car park.

Plastic bags, graffiti and other bits of litter has been a blight on the landscape for frustrated shoppers.

Green Kidlington councillor Fiona Mawson earlier this week called on Sainsbury’s to take “more pride” in the appearance of the area.

Responding to this, a spokesman for Sainsbury’s said it is looking into the concerns raised, but failed to say whether it would clean up the mess.

A Sainsbury’s spokesman said: “We take the cleanliness and presentation of our stores very seriously and we are looking into the concerns raised locally, including working with local authorities to address any issues as quickly as possible.”

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Ms Dawson had accused supermarket bosses of “relying on the council to clean up for them”.

She said: “I’ve received numerous reports from local residents about the state of this area and have attempted to engage with Sainsbury’s about it, but they don’t seem to be interested.”

The latest mess in Kidlington comes after the Bicester superstore in Pioneer Square was under fire for the increasingly poor condition, prompting a petition to be started to get the chief executive to visit.