A jam-packed Volunteer Rooms played host to a public meeting tonight as supermarket giants Lidl took their fight for an Irvine store to the public.
More than 80 people squeezed into the venue - with more than a dozen left to listen from the corridor - as Lidl Head of Property Gordon Rafferty spoke in front of an audience that included Irvine East councillors John Easdale and Marie Burns.
One man even listened from outside the building, cocking his ear to the window as North Ayrshire Council’s decision to reject Lidl’s application for a new store at Stanecastle Roundabout was discussed.
There was the best of order as Lidl - who plan to appeal the decision - laid out their proposals in great detail.
More to follow...
