Congleton Aldi will be closing at the end of the month, just before a new store opens in Biddulph.

The German discount supermarket have decided to replace Congleton's Aldi with a newer, and larger store in Biddulph.

A seven minute drive separates Congleton's Aldi and the new Biddulph store.

As a result, the company believes the two cannot co-exist at the same time.

Congleton's Mountbatten Mountbatten Way store will close a day before Biddulph's Tunstall Road store opens.

An Aldi Spokesperson said: "Our [Congleton] Mountbatten Way store no longer meets our requirements and the store will close on Wednesday 24th November.

"Our new Tunstall Road store in Biddulph will open on Thursday 25th November.

"The store will be in our new layout, which ensures more space for fresh, chilled and food-to-go ranges.

"It will be much brighter with simpler layouts and wider aisles.

"Our valued customers will still be able to shop and save close to home at our new Tunstall Road store, and our amazing colleagues will be relocated to the new store."

While Congleton employees will be offered a new job at the Staffordshire store, not all will take it.

Biddulph Aldi will bring 30 jobs, and be opened by Team GB canoeist Joseph Clarke.

Biddulph Aldi Store Manager Rob Ferrari Wade said: "We can't wait to open the doors to the new store in Biddulph.

"It's set to be a special day and having Olympic hero Joseph Clarke join us will make it a morning to remember."

"It is not yet known what business will fill the empty premises on Mountbatten Way."