There is still a lot of controversy regarding the Tesco store, which was extended to around in 2008.

The market near the railway station was closed in late 2008 and the site has been redeveloped into housing, a hotel and a Tesco store as part of a wider scheme of work in the station area.

In 2008, British food retailer Tesco called Lancashire hotpot one of the most endangered recipes in British cuisine.

In 2008 the Tameside Advertiser reported that leader of Tameside Council, Roy Oldham, claimed that a Tesco supermarket would be built on part of a site earmarked for a new district centre, causing concern to residents.

The Tesco Extra portion of the new shopping centre opened on 3 November 2008, with Heatons, Sports World, Next Children and Boots.

The Kwik Save store was renamed Somerfield following a takeover in 2007, and was finally demolished in 2008 when surrounding land bought by supermarket giant Tesco.

In 2008, the store was extended to make it a Tesco Extra store.

Tesco Ireland was one of seven shops fined for failing to display prices properly by the National Consumer Agency in July 2008.

In July 2008 " Tesco Cash Savers " a low cost product range designed to bring new competition for Irish consumers, was introduced.

Fearnley-Whittingstall managed to find sufficient shareholders to support the tabling of a resolution at Tesco's AGM on 27 June 2008, which, if passed, would have committed Tesco, within a reasonable timeframe, to take appropriate measures to ensure that chickens purchased for sale were produced in systems capable of providing the " Five Freedoms ".

As of 2008, the main rival to Asda is Tesco.

Following the deterioration of the shopping centre over the past decade ( prior to 2008 ), Leeds City Council has redeveloped it, bringing new stores such as Farmfoods and a large Tesco to the area.

Tesco Martin's Heron was extended in 2008, drastically increasing its size and drawing new customers to the area.

A new Tesco development in Bulwell town centre, which received planning permission in 2008, will remove the culvert under the former Kwik Save supermarket.

The construction of the new hypermarket and neighbouring petrol station continued, and in late October 2008 the new Tesco Extra store opened its doors for trading on 27 October 2008.

In late 2007 and early 2008, controversy arose when Tesco Lotus sued three of its critics for libel.

Until 2008 it was a 50: 50 joint venture between Tesco and the Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the UK's largest banks and remained under the Tesco Personal Finance plc ( TPF ) branding until 2010.

In July 2008, Tesco announced that they were buying out the Royal Bank of Scotland's 50 % stake in the company for £ 950 million, and the transaction was completed later that year.

However, in light of the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2008 he sold his stake in Dobbies Garden Centres to partner Tesco, lost his entire holding in Crest Nicholson ; and a majority of his stakes in McCarthy & Stone and Wyevale Garden Centres.

On September 24, 2008, the UK supermarket chain Tesco pulled all White Rabbit Creamy Candy from their shelves " as a precaution " in response to the melamine-contamination reports.

David joined Tesco in briefly in 2008 as their broadcasting manager.

The road has a number of shops, including a new Tesco Express, opened in 2008.

The speed limits on the main roads in Sweden were changed on many stretches in October 2008, which saw the introduction of the 120 km / h limit.

Also, in 2008 Mason changed its mascot from the " Gunston " animal to the " Patriot ".

This order was complied with, but when firearms owners returned to reclaim their firearms, they were informed that their licences had expired while their firearms were in custody ( Irish firearms licences until 2008 were issued for a period of one year, and all licences were usually dealt with at the same time, usually at the start of August, though the date has changed over the years ).

The original film was redone in 2008, updating the computer graphics and re-recording the sound in 6. 1 surround sound, though some members of the cast had to be changed.

McLane and Crane had a previous handshake agreement for the franchise in 2008, but Crane abruptly changed his mind and broke off discussions.

For example, in 2007 RFC 3700 was an Internet Standard — STD 1 — and in May 2008 it was replaced with RFC 5000, so RFC 3700 changed to Historic status, and STD 1 is RFC 5000.

A sizeable budget deficit was a key concern, but recent initiatives by government have changed the situation allowing for the country to be admitted into the eurozone as of 1 January 2008.

For example, in 2007 RFC 3700 was an Internet Standard — STD 1 — and in May 2008 it was replaced with RFC 5000, so RFC 3700 changed to Historic, RFC 5000 became an Internet Standard, and STD 1 is RFC 5000.

In 2008, Hasbro changed the colors of the premium squares to orange for TW, red for DW, blue for DL, and green for TL.

However, on February 6, Parliament retroactively changed the Constitution, declaring that Faure would hold office for the rest of his father's term, with elections deferred until 2008.

In 2008, the NCAA changed the minimum number of points needed to win any of the first four sets from 30 to 25 for women's volleyball ( men's volleyball remained at 30.

Partridge said, in an interview on a Todd Rundgren fansite in February 2008, that Moulding had moved and changed his phone number, effectively ending all contact between the two.

In 1989, the resort added Disney-MGM Studios, a theme park inspired by show business, whose name was changed to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2008.

In 2008, these regulations were changed in order to make it harder for racers to complete a race course.

The head of state is the President of the republic, who is elected to a 5-year term, renewable once ( changed by the 2008 Constitution to an infinite mandate ).

On August 1, 2008, Saxony restructured its districts ( Landkreise ) and changed the name of its Regierungsbezirke to Direktionsbezirke.

It originally planned to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007 ; however, it did not formally apply when Slovenia did, and officially changed its target date to 1 January 2008, and later, to 1 January 2011.

In 2008, the elimination process was changed from killing the hedgehogs to trapping them and releasing on the mainland.

Due to major injuries at Red Hills and Rolex in 2008, the rules were changed drastically.

Ebert later added The Godfather Part II to his " Great Movies " list in October 2008 stating that his original review has often been cited as proof of his " worthlessness " but he still hasn't changed his mind and wouldn't change a word of his original review.

Joyce presented the Alternative Therapy radio show on Revolution 96. 2 FM until the station changed format in 2008, later reviving it on Manchester Radio Online and Tin Can Media.

WebCrawler also changed its image in early 2008, scrapping its classic spider mascot.

* Tampa Bay Rays enfranchised 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( team name changed in 2008 )

The company's name was changed back on 1 August 2008, and the names on the postal stamps were reversed in late 2008, soon after the Kuomintang ( KMT ) candidate Ma Ying-Jeou won back presidency and ended 8 years of the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) rule.