Saudi Arabia’s emerging fashion design labels have been making their red carpet world premiere over the past few days at the Red Sea International Film Festival, running December 1-10 in the port city of Jeddah.
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Lidl has formally submitted plans for a new store in the heart of Alexandria.
However the chair of a local residents group has said she is “disheartened” by the proposals, warning they will be detrimental to the town centre.
The supermarket giant has been targeting a move to the Vale for almost a decade, with proposals taking a major step forward last week as they applied for planning permission.
If approved the new store would feature a 1,251m sales area “that represents a multi-million pound investment” according to chiefs.
It would create around 40 new jobs and would also feature facilities including an instore bakery.
Janice Ross of the Vale of Leven Trust is disappointed by the plans however, having called for the new store to be built in the heart of the Vale to draw more people to the Main Street. If approved, the new supermarket would be accessed from Bank Street.
She told the Lennox: “We’re not saying no to Lidl, that’s fine.
“The issue is where it is. All they are doing is continuing to extend the town centre - to the detriment of the other traders.
“It feels like that approach of doing something rather than nothing. But no thought has been given to if this something is what the Vale needs. That’s my issue.
“It feels as if it doesn’t matter if it destroys the other traders. If it has a 90 minute car park then it won’t encourage people to stay in the town and shop.
“People won’t leave, drive to the next car park and shop in the town, so who does it benefit?
“It will benefit Lidl. It will benefit the council who will think that they’ve solved the problem, but we are the ones left with it.
“It feels as if history is repeating itself. Why not make Lidl part of the town?
“It feels like there’s no economic strategy in the Vale.
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Saudi Arabia’s emerging fashion design labels have been making their red carpet world premiere over the past few days at the Red Sea International Film Festival, running December 1-10 in the port city of Jeddah.
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A heritage quango boss has jetted off to New Zealand for nine weeks while dozens of tourist attractions remain closed.
A Philadelphia native and a graduate of Long Island University, Goldman got his start as a booker for the William Goldman Theatre Company. In 1978, he began his career in film distribution at Embassy Pictures, starting with east coast distribution in New York City before becoming vice president of the studio’s division four years later.
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NBC has set the series finale for medical drama New Amsterdam for January 17 at 9 p.m. The two-hour episode follows the series premiere of freshman comedy Night Court.