SHOPPERS can now buy the missing piece of their Christmas present puzzles following the early opening of a Jigsaw Puzzles Direct store.

The online retailer has just opened an outlet in Newton Mall in Middlesbrough's Cleveland Centre as a temporary Christmas store.

Up to 750 different types of jigsaws will be available once the store is fully stocked, suitable for toddlers right up to adults.

They include picture, character, artist and speciality puzzles such as Disney, Winnie The Pooh and Star Wars.

They also go up to 1,500 pieces in size and are available to suit all pockets, so make the ideal stocking filler for all the family for those long festive winter days and nights.

Charles King, managing director of WCIB Marketing, said: "We normally don’t open until October 25, but we have opened earlier this year and it’s fantastic to be in the Cleveland Centre."