A derelict eyesore in Ashton is set to be turned into a Lidl - making it the borough’s seventh store. Plans for the new food store and parking for 77 cars has been approved for a site on Princess Road by Wigan Council recently.
With two stores on Woodhouse Lane in Springfield and Great Clowes Street in Manchester opening already this year, the supermarket group has reiterated its commitment to the Greater Manchester area. This new Lidl would be the only one in the vicinity with the next store 3km away in Golborne.
The new store, scheduled to arrive by December, would bring 40 new full-time jobs to the area.
