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Summary

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• Services Available View
  • In this store these services are available; Costa Coffee Express and National/Health Lottery.
  • Please click here for the opening times and more specific information on the services available within the store (new tab).

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Getting Here

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• Parking View
  • The store does not have its own parking facilities.
• By Bus View
  • There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the store entrance.
  • Bus stops are located on Barrack Road. The nearest bus stop is approx. 80m away.
  • For more information on Stagecoach Buses please click here (opens new tab).
• By Train View
  • The nearest train station is Newcastle.
  • Newcastle Railway Station is approx. half a mile away.
  • For more information on Northern please click here (opens new tab).
  • For more information on Newcastle Railway Station please click here (opens new tab).
• By Metro View
  • The nearest Metro station ishttps://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/timetables-and-stations/st-james
  • St. James Metro Station is approx. 200m away.
  • For more information please click here (opens new tab).

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Getting Help and Assistance

• There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
• Any colleague can be approached for assistance. The checkouts are located to the right as you enter the store.
• This store is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
• The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme helps people with hidden disabilities which aren’t always obvious – such as autism, dementia and visual or hearing impairments.
• There is not a colleague trained in British Sign Language.
• British Sign Language interpreters cannot be provided on request.
• There is a seat/chair available within the store.
• There is a defibrillator in store.
• The types of trolley available at this store include; standard (shallow).
• There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
• There is not a Tesco Grocery Click+Collect service in the store.
• There is not a Tesco Collect+ service in the store.
• There is not a portable hearing assistance system.
• There is not a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.

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Public Parking

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• On Street Blue Badge Parking View
  • There is a/are clearly signed and/or marked on street Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
  • The on street Blue Badge parking bay(s) is/are located on Pitt Street.
  • The dimensions of the on street Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 210cm x 700cm (6ft 11in x 22ft 12in).
  • There are not parking charges for the on street Blue Badge parking bay(s).
  • Payment signs are provided.
  • Payment signs are clearly presented.
  • Payment term signs do not make it clear if parking charges apply to Blue Badge holders.
  • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
• On Street Standard Parking View
  • Standard on street parking is available.
  • The standard on street parking is located on Pitt Street.
• Public Car Park View
  • There is not a car park for public use within approximately 200m (219yd).
• Drop-off Point(s) View
  • There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).

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Approach

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• Approach View
  • The surface of the approach is stone/concrete tiles and block paving.
• Ramp/Slope View
  • There is a ramp/slope on the approach.
  • The ramp/slope is permanent, has a slight gradient.
  • There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.
  • The ramp/slope does bypass the step(s).
• Step(s) View
  • There is a/are step(s) on the approach.
  • There is/are 2 clearly marked step(s), with no handrails.
  • The height of the step(s) is/are between the recommended 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the step(s) is/are 15cm.
  • The depth of the step(s) is/are between the recommended 30cm and 45cm.
  • The steps are to the left as you face the store in front of the adjacent building. As the 2 steps follow the slope upwards towards the store there is only 1 step which becomes shallower, as shown in photograph 2.

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Entrance

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• Entrance View
  • This information is for the entrance located at the front of the store.
  • The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
  • This entrance is signed with 'TESCO express'.
  • There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
  • There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
  • There is a dark mat or floor marking at this entrance area which may look like a hole to some people.
  • The entrance door(s) does/do contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
  • The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
  • The door(s) is/are double width.
  • The width of the door opening is 150cm.
  • There are security pillars at the entrance doors.
  • The security pillars do contrast visually with the flooring.
  • The minimum width between the security pillars is 148cm.
  • There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
  • The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 120cm.
• Ramp/Slope View
  • The gradient of the ramp/slope is steep.
  • The ramp/slope is permanent.
  • There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.
  • The slope is steep in front of and to the left of the entrance, but is slight if coming from the right.

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Getting Around

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• Access and Circulation View
  • There is step-free access throughout the store.
  • The majority of aisle widths are not 150cm+.
  • The minimum aisle width is 130cm.
  • The lighting levels are good.
  • Resting/seating areas are not available in this store.
  • A seat can be made available if required.
  • Background music is played at all times, the volume can be adjusted if requested.
• Signage View
  • Overhead aisle signage is provided.
  • The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the store.
  • Dementia friendly signage is not provided.

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Checkouts

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• Checkout Area View
  • The checkout(s) is/are located to the left as you enter.
  • There is step-free access to the checkout(s).
  • There is a clear unobstructed route to the checkout(s).
  • The checkout(s) is/are clearly signed.
  • The lighting levels at the checkout(s) are good.
  • There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
• Staffed Checkout(s) View
  • There are windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors at/behind the staffed checkout(s).
  • The staffed checkout(s) is not/are not placed in front of a plain background.
  • The height of the staffed checkout(s) is/are 90cm.
  • There is a lowered section at the staffed checkout(s).
  • The height of the lowered section at the staffed checkout(s) is 70cm.
  • There is not a clear knee recess beneath the lowered section of the staffed checkout(s).
  • The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the staffed checkout(s).
  • There is a/are hearing assistance system(s) at the staffed checkout(s).
  • The following staffed checkout(s) have a hearing assistance system; 2.
  • The type of system is a fixed loop.
  • The hearing assistance system(s) is/are signed.
  • Colleagues are not trained to use the hearing assistance system(s).
  • The hearing assistance system(s) was/were not tested at the time of the survey.
• Self-Service Checkout(s) View
  • The controls/screen heights for the self-service checkout(s) vary between 110cm and 155cm.
  • The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
  • Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
  • The higher self-serv7ce machines chip and pin card readers are fixed.

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Accessible Toilet(s)

• There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.

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Standard Toilet(s)

• Standard toilet facilities are not available.

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ATM(s)

• The ATM(s) is/are located at the front of the store, to the right of the entrance.
• The ATM(s) is/are 10m from the entrance.
• The controls/screen heights vary between 89cm and 125cm.
• There is not a lowered ATM available.