A new convenience store is set to open in a Suffolk estate today. 

Planning permission to construct a new Sainsbury's Local near the Moreton Hall estate in Bury St Edmunds were approved last July. 

Original plans stated the shop would be open from 7am to 11am everyday and the proposals also included a hot food takeaway restaurant. 

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The new shop is set to open today in Slater Avenue and will create 20 jobs for people living in the area.

A spokesman for Sainsbury's said: "We are passionate about delicious  food and we want to make it easier for customers to access it wherever we can, so we are delighted to confirm that a brand new Sainsbury's Local will open for customers in Bury St Edmunds this week. 

"We hope our investment in the store, which has created jobs and a convenient new place for people to shop locally, will benefit the community for years to come."

For the new shop Sainsbury's partnered with Gatehouse Food Bank to ensure customer donations and surplus food can be redistributed to members of the community in need.