Keith Scantlebury

ASDA in process of buying NETTO UK. Word is they are to pull down NETTO at Bedlington and neighbouring buildings and build an ASDA store on stilts similar to the one at Ashington.

Did you see picture of what it should look like in yesterdays JOURNAL? Looks more like the outside of an airport terminal. It will just be a huge nail in the coffin of yet another small market town centre Half the folk shopping there wont even show up let alone spend money in other parts of the town [thats shopping on line for you] They may as well just build a warehouse/distribution centre in the current car park with access for their own vehicles ....... and if ASDA get their way, who knows "BEDLINGTON,SOUTH NORTHUMBERLANDS VERY OWN RETAIL PARK"

The wife worked behind the bar at the time [RED LION afternoons TOP CLUB nights and Sundays] The band was called PRISM they changed it to that from being called STAG. We can remember Brian Johnson and Angus Young from AC/DC coming in to see them one Sunday morning [stripper day] They got on stage with them and belted out Route 66 ............. by the way the strippers werent bad either.

The Wade family were farmers. The farmhouse was behind where that large house is being built now which is actually in what was the garden/orchard. The Muters operated the pop business at Liddles st Bedlington Stn [James transport were there at the time too] S&M auto's are there now. I am sure one of the Muters was a founder member of Bedlington & District Motor Club as was [among others] my father Jack Scantlebury.