DEVELOPERS Orbit today announced another £1 million investment in the Middlebrook retail and leisure park.

Furniture store Allders will open a 35,000 sq ft store at the prestigious Horwich development, creating 50 jobs.

It will be Allders' 11th "at home" store. The company also has other North-west stores at Chester and Handforth Dean.

An Orbit spokesman said Allders offer a total "home" service. In addition to furniture, they sell a range of homeware.

Stan Kaufman, Allders' managing director, said: "This is an ideal opportunity to strengthen our foothold in the North-west."

It will be another piece in the jigsaw which will see more than £200 million invested in the Middlebrook site and the creation of more than 3,000 jobs.

The centrepiece of the development is the Bolton Wanderers new Reebok stadium.

The other leisure developments include a 12-screen Warner Village cinema complex.

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