THIRTY jobs are to be created with the opening of a bar next week.
The Slug and Lettuce chain is to launch its £1.3m outlet in the Walkergate complex, in Durham City.
Staff, including full and part-time workers, are in training programmes preparing for the bar's opening on Thursday, which is expected to be attended by 150 guests.
Manager Abigail Hinchcliffe said: "It is fantastic that the Slug and Lettuce has arrived in Durham. "This is a vibrant city, with a cosmopolitan mix of students, professionals and local residents and we are looking forward to introducing the high- quality, fresh food and premium drinks that we are renowned for."
The Durham branch brings the total number of Slug and Lettuce bars, operated by the Laurel Pub Company, around the country to 77.
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