Checkout new voice of tills

THE first Scot chosen to be the new voice of a supermarket’s self-service checkout says he will bring his hometown’s “friendly” accent to help shoppers.

- By Neil Pooran

Bagging his dream job... Alan Macdonald will be heard at Lidl

Alan Macdonald from Oban will be heard across Lidl’s Scottish branches from next month guiding the public as they scan their items.

He was picked as the winner of a competition fronted by Hollywood star Alan Cumming, with 5,000 people sending the company voice samples on WhatsApp.

More than 20,000 people took part in the vote to choose the new voice.

Mr Macdonald, 46, lost his eyesight in 2009 following a number of complications.

This led to him deciding to study sound engineer ing at the University of the Highlands and Islands before going on to work with Oban FM.