RESIDENTS in Redhill will soon be able to have their say on Asda's plans to regenerate the Cromwell Road area of the town centre.
The supermarket firm has submitted its transport assessment for a new 30,000sq-ft store to Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, allowing the authority to formally register the planning application.
Asda wants to open in Redhill in 2014, bringing almost 300 new jobs.
Oliver Jones, property communications manager, said: "We are keen to bring this food store as quickly as possible for the people who want it there.
"It will bring 280 jobs to the area, a mix of full-time and part-time, which will all have access to training programmes.
"We are still waiting on planning permission, but we are ever hopeful and we realise this will be a big benefit for the community."
The land Asda wants to build on is currently occupied by a number of people living in flats owned by the Raven Housing Trust.
Susan Lea, communications officer for the trust, said: "While discussions have been taking place with Asda, no agreement has been reached on the terms for any purchase of Raven’s land.
"We remain open to discussions with Asda but do not anticipate much happening now until after the summer, and only then if Asda is successful with their planning application.
"If we do reach an agreement with Asda following a successful planning application, we will of course work with the council to find alternative homes and provide financial and practical help to residents affected."
And speaking for Asda, Mr Jones added: "Typically, [with] situations like this, they [the residents] are provided with a compensation offer or rehoused elsewhere. We will keep people informed as best as we can."
Local resident Hannah Rainford said that although she thought the site would be better used for something other than a supermarket, she would still prefer Asda to set up shop there rather than it remain in its present state.
She said: "I would rather that Redhill had one large supermarket and that the run-down Cromwell Road area was regenerated with restaurants and a cinema. Although I would rather that Asda took the site, over the option of it staying as it is."
Another Redhill resident, Gary Hawkins, believes the town has enough supermarkets already, saying: "I think the monster-sized Sainsbury's will be quite enough, but Cromwell Road does need some attention."
Asda booze bandit’s got a lot of bottle - thescottishsun.co.uk
The man told Asda workers he agreed a ‘buy now, pay later’ deal with the store manager to supply drink for his party.
He claimed he would be back days later to pay and return any unused bevvy.
He then produced a list with scores of alcohol products on it — and staff were sent to the drinks aisle to fill trolleys. Checkout workers even had to over-ride the maximum sale limit of tills as they scanned the huge pile of bottles and cans. But the alarm was raised when it was reported the mystery shopper had NOT returned as promised.
The bizarre incident at the Bridge of Dee store in Aberdeen, on May 11, was only reported to police yesterday — hours after Scottish Sun reporters contacted Asda HQ for a comment. Grampian Police confirmed they were investigating a four-figure theft.
A source at the 24-hour superstore said: “The guy walked up to customer services and said he’d already spoken to the manager about a deal to return with booze that hadn’t been used and that’s when he would know exactly what to pay.
“Unbelievably everyone took his word for it and even worse is the fact staff were summoned to load the booze into trolleys and help take it out to the car park.
“The checkout staff were even told to over-ride tills as it was such a huge amount. Unsurprisingly he hasn’t been seen again. To say it’s been the talk of the store is an understatement. No one can believe the guy was able to walk out with thousands of pounds worth of alcohol and no one batted an eyelid.”
An Asda spokeswoman said last night the matter was in the hands of police.
However, just a few minutes later she claimed the customer had in fact returned four days after the incident to pay up.
She said: “The mix-up about whether or not the customer returned happened because only certain members of staff knew about the situation. Procedures will now be looked at.”
A Grampian Police spokeswoman said: “We have been made aware of a theft at the Bridge of Dee Asda store. Inquiries are continuing.”
'Wimbledon' Scribe Adam Brooks to Direct 'Happy Mother's Day' for Walden Media - TheWrap
Adam Brooks has signed on for a pair of projects, “Happy Mother’s Day” for Walden Media and "Runaway Wedding" for Working Title Films.
Brooks, who wrote “Wimbledon” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” will write a new draft of the script for "Happy Mother's Day," which revolves around four moms who on their special day. Walden exec Eric Tovell would not go into further detail about the plot.
Nia Vardalos wrote the initial draft with Keith Nerryman and David A. Newman following up with another draft.
Brooks is also working on the script for "Runaway Wedding."
Brooks co-wrote “Last Vegas,” an upcoming comedy starring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Christopher Walken.
Walden, which was a co-producer on February's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," has three films set to bow later this year -- "Won't Back Down," "Of Men and Mavericks" and "Parental Guidance." Fox is distributing all three of them.
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Hewitt to change his Wimbledon preparation - Stuff
Lleyton Hewitt is set to tweak his preparations for Wimbledon a decade after he lifted the trophy at the All England Club.
Hewitt has received a wildcard for the key lead-up event at Queen's, starting June 11.
The 31-year-old is a four-time winner of the west London tournament but must rely on the generosity of organisers these days with his ranking having slipped to 175.
After 12 straight years at Queen's, Hewitt opted to prepare for Wimbledon in the past two years by playing in the grass court tournament in Halle, Germany.
Hewitt has not played a match since undergoing toe surgery three months ago.
He accepted a wildcard for next week's French Open but is using Roland Garros to finetune his game for his latest assault at Wimbledon.
"It's (Queen's) been one of my favourite tournaments throughout my career, and to be one of only four players along with John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Andy Roddick to have won the title four times is a thrill," Hewitt said in a statement.
"It's going to be great to come back after my injury and go straight out onto the best grass courts in the world, and then have Wimbledon to look forward to after that. I can't wait."
- AAP
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