Boston mayor officially opens new town centre Lidl store - the 800th in Britain

The store – the second one in the district – is the 800th one opened by the supermarket chain in Britain, and will create up to 40 jobs.

The Tawney Street store is part of an ongoing expansion by Lidl, which has opened a total of 16 new stores across January and February and 50 in the last 12 months alone, moving closer to its target of 1,000 stores by the end of 2023 in Great Britain.

Lidl GB Chief Executive Officer Christian Härtnagel said: “We’re excited to have reached this milestone, which simply means that we’re bringing affordable, high quality food to even more households across Britain. We’re looking forward to opening our doors to even more communities this year and into this new decade where we see so much potential for further growth.”