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Video: Disused Walsall pub demolition starts to make way for new Lidl store

A former pub is being pulled down to make way for a new Lidl supermarket.

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WALSALL COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD PLC TIM THURSFIELD 07/03/24.The former Horse & Jockey pub, Walsall Road, Walsall Wood, which is being demolished to make way for a Lidl supermarket..

Around 40 jobs will be created when the shop opens in place of the Horse and Jockey on Walsall Road, Walsall Wood.

Work is now under way following the plans being passed last year.

Walsall Council planning officers had initially recommended refusal due to concerns over the loss of mature trees and the negative impact the development would have on the green belt.

The former Horse and Jockey pub, Walsall Road, Walsall Wood, is being demolished to make way for a Lidl supermarket