Autumn opening for Kettering's new Aldi

Kettering's newest supermarket is set to open in the autumn, Aldi has confirmed.

Work to rebuild the German supermarket's Carina Road store has been ongoing this year after Kettering Council approved plans to demolish their dated supermarket and the adjacent unit.

The new store will have 500 sq m more floorspace with a more modern layout to end the days of a "cramped" shopping environment. The car park has also been reconfigured.

Signs outside the building site currently say it will open in summer 2020 and previous boards said it would remain closed until August.

But the Northants Telegraph can reveal it will now open in the autumn, although Aldi has not said exactly when.

An Aldi spokesman said: “Construction for our new Kettering store is progressing as we move towards opening in autumn this year.

"This will create up to eight new jobs for the community.

“The store will be in our new layout with an increased retail area of 1,272 sq m, which ensures more space for fresh, chilled and food-to-go ranges as well as simpler layouts and brighter aisles.

"We will keep the community updated on developments.”

In 2015 Aldi opened another store just off the town's Northfield Avenue.