McDonald’s eyes up new Leeds venue in Headingley

Leeds locals react to plans submitted by McDonald’s to open in the former Wilko store in Headingley.

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00:00I think it can be it can be good if it's an empty space and it's a big student

00:05population and if it gives people work that's great. I think the downside can be

00:11that you end up with more of that kind of thing and less that is individual to

00:17an area. I think as a student it's quite quite a good thing it's I feel like

00:21obviously we've lost KFC as well so that's not great but yeah cheap food

00:25closer I suppose cons of it are the takeaway closer where I could spend more

00:29money put on a bit of weight which isn't great but yeah. I did live in

00:32Headingley many many years ago so I remember things like the green grocers

00:37and the wool shop and all of that kind of thing and I think that it there is

00:40always a danger that you lose that individual identity and that does stop

00:45people's moving into places as well. I think having a McDonald's they'll be

00:49great because well firstly with so many bars along here we're pretty ideal for

00:53obviously jump people love like a good little bit of food after and McDonald's

00:56tend to be 24-7 so it'd be pretty ideal after people sort of nights out and

01:02things like that. I'm glad it's not gonna be a pub because I did hear that that

01:05one got turned down which I think a lot of people are really grateful for a

01:09McDonald's if if they keep the place tidy it'll probably be okay. I wouldn't mind

01:15it being an M or something like that just like a nice cheap store where you can pick up

01:18bits and bobs I suppose I feel like Sainsbury's is the only shop properly

01:21closed just somewhere you could pick up maybe food for cheap or just an

01:24alternative to Sainsbury's I guess. I personally prefer to help out like a

01:27local smaller chain than go for like a big large corporation like McDonald's

01:31but as I say I could see the demand for it with the kind of people that live

01:36around here. It was the range that took over Wilko's I was kind of surprised

01:39that they didn't take on that unit because it's been there forever we used

01:44to have a Woolies many many many many years ago as well I think having

01:47somewhere where that's got all the basic necessities doesn't just benefit the

01:51students it benefits the local community as well so I think that kind

01:55of you know everything that you can get kind of shop would would be a good idea.