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By George Welch WALLINGFORD residents have said ‘bring it on’ amid overwhelming support for a new supermarket in the town. Officials from Lidl, which wants to build a 2,100m² store at Hithercroft Road, invited people to a consultation on the plans last week. Shoppers have thrown their support behind the potential new store, citing a lack of competition for Waitrose, currently the only supermarket in the town, as the main reason to welcome the value store. More than 600 people have signed a petition to ensure the outline plans for the new store go ahead. One of those to add his signature in support is Wallingford resident David Northover, who said there is a “very great need” for a Waitrose alternative. He said: “Lidl would offer many more shopping choices at a price which could save S A L Etime S A and S S I Smoney TA N T for people who currently have to travel a fair distance to fi nd similar economically priced stores. Bring it on!” The German supermarket, which provides free parking at all its stores, is expected to submit a planning application by the end of this week. The target date for a project of this size is 13 weeks, meaning Lidl, which would bring 40 full- and part-time
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jobs to the area, could have planning permission by the end of the year. However, there is no further information at this stage about the application or an expected opening date or the cost. Speaking at the consultation held at the George Hotel last week, Jeremy Lee, head of property for Lidl’s Birmingham office, said feedback received so far has been “really, really positive”. “Everyone wants competition to Waitrose and the main question has been ‘when are you going to open?’ rather than anything else,” he added. Others commented that the store would be a ‘welcome addition’ to the community as well as offering locals ‘better and fairer’ choice and boosting the local economy. Peter and Jean Robinson, who have lived in Wallingford for the last 16 years, said: “We love it. It’s about time Waitrose had some competition. “Waitrose is very pleasant but it can be jolly pricey and we are very happy [Lidl could be on its way].” The pair, of Wood Street, are big fans of Lidl and added: “We don’t think there are any drawbacks to this – we’re delighted it’s coming.” The proposed opening hours are 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm Sunday. The petition can still be signed at tinyurl.com/yb6789v7
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Shoppers hungry for new Lidl supermarket to open
NO to homes in the green belt CHILDREN from the small village of Culham formed a human ‘no’ as a symbol against proposals to build 3,500 homes in the area. More than 150 people gathered to peacefully protest the plans as part of a wider campaign to protect green spaces in the area. Families, children and four-
legged friends joined in on Sunday, in an attempt to show how future generations would be impacted by the plans. Around the human “no”, the rest of the protesters formed a large green belt, symbolised by a green florist’s ribbon, and chanted “two, four, six, eight, what do we appreciate?
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Culham green belt.” Caroline Baird, chair of Save Culham Green Belt, was delighted with the turnout and said: “The fact that so many villagers responded at short notice to our call to arms shows the depth of sentiment against the council’s plans; we are a small village, but united.”
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