BOOTS in Bolton's Victoria Square is on the move to the Market Place shops complex.

The new store will be officially opened on Monday. Celebrations include giving away hundreds of helium balloons to youngsters and lots of special offers.

Joyce Nuttall, who is retiring after 30 years service at Boots, has the honour of cutting the ribbon with a giant pair of scissors.

New store manager, Keith Williams, said: "The new store will have a wider range of products, and I am delighted to be able to offer our customers more choice."

Boots closed their store in Deansgate earlier this year and moved to larger, modern, premises in The Gates shopping centre.

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