PLANS have been revealed to create new Lidl stores across the North East, with two located in Northumberland towns.
The new Lidl stores are planned to open in Prudhoe and Ponteland, with a total of 56 stores proposed for the wider North East and Cumbria.
The firm's autumn 2025 site requirements brochure states it has 'ambitious plans to open hundreds of new stores across Great Britain'.
Lidl unveiled plans earlier this year for the new store off Callerton Lane, Ponteland, on the site of the former Lane Nurseries, where the discounter’s award-winning, affordable products will be shared with residents.
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The multi-million pound investment would create around 40 new jobs for local people.
The store would feature the discounter’s fan favourite in-store bakery and the iconic Middle of Lidl. Shoppers would also have access to customer toilets with baby changing facilities.
The store has been sensitively designed to fit in with the character of its surroundings, with landscaping and tree planting across the site.
David Murphy, regional head of property at Lidl GB, said: “We're excited to officially start our journey in bringing a new Lidl store to Ponteland.
"Our plans for a state-of-the-art, modern store would deliver a significant boost to the local economy, enhance local shopping options, and provide much-needed access to Lidl’s high-quality, affordable products. We want to hear directly from the local community and hope as many as possible can attend our event.”
The full list of locations across the North East and Cumbria:
1. Barrow – North
2. Barrow – South
3. Bedale
4. Benton
5. Boldon
6. Carlisle – North
7. Carlisle – West
8. Chester–le–Street
9. Cramlington
10. Darlington – North
11. Darlington – South
12. Eston
13. Filey
14. Gateshead – Birtley
15. Gateshead – Low Fell
16. Gateshead – Ryton
17. Gateshead – Wrekenton (relocated)
18. Jarrow
19. Keswick
20. Marske / Saltburn
21. Middlesbrough – Linthorpe
22. Middlesbrough – Marton
23. Middlesbrough – South West
24. Morpeth (relocated)
25. Newcastle – City Centre West
26. Newcastle – Gosforth / Fawdon
27. Newcastle – High Heaton
28. Newcastle – Kingston Park
29. Newcastle – North Gosforth
30. Newcastle – Slatyford (relocated)
31. Newcastle – West Denton / Chapel Park
32. Newton Aycliffe
33. North Shields
34. Penrith
35. Pickering (relocated)
36. Ponteland
37. Prudhoe
38. Scarborough – North
39. Seaham
40. Sedgefield
41. South Shields – Laygate (relocated)
42. South Shields – Marsden
43. Stanley
44. Stockton – Billingham
45. Stockton – Ingleby Barwick
46. Stockton – Yarm
47. Stokesley
48. Sunderland – City Centre West
49. Sunderland – Doxford Park
50. Sunderland – Roker (relocated)
51. Thirsk (relocated)
52. Tynemouth
53. Ulverston
54. Whitehaven
55. Whitley Bay
56. Windermere
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