Tesco plans petrol station

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco yesterday (Thursday) confirmed that they are in talks with Shetland Islands Council’s roads and planning departments to find a suitable site for a petrol station, in Lerwick.

The news comes as the local Tesco store prepares to officially open its extension on Monday morning.

Store manager Paul Clelland was not available for comment this morning (Friday), but speaking on local radio on Thursday night he said that discussions were at a very early stage.

He said: “We are in initial investigations into the possibility of bringing fuel to Shetland based on the large number of requests we had from our customers over the last two years.

“The aspiration would be to have a price that was as close to the national price as possible, but there is the additional logistical cost of bringing fuel to the islands.

“However, we are pretty confident that if we are successful with the plans that we will be able to achieve a better position on price than what we currently have in Shetland.”

The proposed petrol station will not be on the site of the existing store at South Road, as there is not enough additional space for such a development.