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Residents have hit out after a supermarket giant claimed its new store was “at risk” of not being built for a third time. The lengthy saga over whether the Isle of Sheppey will have a new Lidl store was seemingly resolved in the winter after being on the cards for more than a year. The German giant first lodged plans for a new store at Cowstead Corner, Queenborough in October 2022. The firm was then given the green light for the shop in July last year. But retail rivals Tesco and Aldi launched a legal challenge to overturn the decision in September, which the High Court did two months later. I…

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