BOLTON’S new Topshop and Topman stores will open to the public on Thursday.

The retail giants are returning to the Market Place Shopping Centre as the multi-million regeneration of the centre continues.

To celebrate the launch of the new stores, the Market Place is offering a special late night opening for local students.

Between 5.30pm and 8pm students can take advantage of a range of discounts and offers from a variety of stores within the centre.

There will also be live musical performances in both Topshop and Topman, with local radio station Bolton FM broadcasting live.

Topman will also be offering a 20 per cent discount to students between September 23 to October 3 and Topshop will be offering the same discount from September 27 to 29.

As part of the redevelopment of the shopping centre, new cinema The Light will open at the end of the month and staff will be handing out popcorn and special discounts for upcoming screenings on Thursday night.

And there will be more opportunities for local students to get their hands on free goodies, with Ipads on offer for lucky students who ‘check in’ to the centre on facebook and have a valid NUS card to prove their identity.

The return of Topshop — which previously had a presence in the Market Place until 2013 — is a major boost for centre bosses Moorgarth, who are behind the £30 million redevelopment.

The centre has also welcomed major retailers such as Clarks and New Look along with restaurants Nando’s and Prezzo which have launched in its refurbished Victorian vaults.

Nikki Wilson-Cook, Centre Manager says, “We’re extremely excited about the opening of Topshop and Topman. To be chosen as the next location for these iconic brands to expand shows the recognition Bolton is getting as a place to invest. These stores are going to increase our fashion offer quite significantly - great news for style conscious people living in Bolton. We know the students of Bolton really love these stores and we expect Student Night to be busier than ever.”

Topshop and Topman will take over two ground floor units next to the Pandora jewellery shop and two first floor units next to Warehouse.

To register for the discounts and offers on the night, students need to visit boltonmarketplace.co.uk/fashion/market-place-student-night/