A new Lidl store is opening in a North East town with the creation of 40 jobs.

Lidl GB has confirmed that its new supermarket on Knaresborough Road in Harrogate will open on Thursday, October 13.

It will create around 40 new jobs for the local community and features the supermarket’s in-store bakery, customer toilets with baby changing facilities and ample parking for cars and bicycles.

On opening day, customers will be able to find exclusive deals and offers on selected products.

The store opening times will be between 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

A spokesperson for Lidl GB said: “It is fantastic that we are able to open our doors and welcome everyone into our new store in Harrogate.

"We have received overwhelming support from local residents, and we would like to thank all those that have played a part in delivering this new store.

"We now look forward to serving our multi-award winning products to everyone within the local community.”

The new supermarket forms part of the company's ongoing £1.3bn investment across the country in 2021 and 2022.

Lidl is now the sixth largest supermarket in the UK.

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