CHESHIRE West and Chester Council has purchased Winsford Shopping Centre from the private owners.

This has come about after many years of difficult negotiations.

Now that the council has ownership, we can finally move forward with improvements and seeking new investment in our shopping centre.

We must of course fully include our residents in what happens next, it’s their shopping centre and they should feel part of the decisionmaking process.

Too many mistakes have been made in the past, putting the shopping centre in private ownership in the first place was probably one of those mistakes.

However, this is a new start and a unique opportunity for councillors and residents to move forward with positive and sustainable improvements for our shopping centre.

Cllr Stephen Burns Winsford Swanlow and Dene Ward