News of progress on plans for a new fast food restaurant in Swindon received mixed reactions from Adver readers.

American fried chicken chain Popeyes already has permission to build a new restaurant and drive-through in the car park of the Fleming Way Retail Park currently used by Halford and The Range home goods shop.

The new restaurant will be between the main road and The Range’s building, in the northeast corner of the retail park, immediately abutting Fleming Way, at the furthest reach from the retail park entrance.

To fulfil a Swindon Borough Council planning requirement, Popeyes has made a £4,500 contribution to the Environment Bank, which runs a ‘habitat bank’ in grasslands at Chippenham in Wiltshire, to increase the biodiversity of the grassland habitat, hedgerows and ponds by 10 per cent.

Tara Goodwin said: “Popeye’s chicken is awesome.”

Linda Lee said: “Nooooo. No more American junk food please.”

Patricia Jackson added: “No........

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