Excited shoppers queued outside the new Aldi store on Greenwell Road in Newton Aycliffe to take advantage of a range of opening offers, as the store was opened at 8.00am Thursday 8th November.

Aldi gave away a range of food samples to customers and their children. Store Manager Brendan Doherty and his team enjoyed welcoming customers into the new store and said: “There was a fantastic buzz at the store and it was great to see so many people here for our opening event. Our team and I were only too pleased to introduce shoppers to Aldi’s extensive range of products at affordable prices and I look forward to welcoming even more customers to our new store over the coming months.” Aldi also provided a boost for the local economy with 20 jobs.