B&M has announced that their new store in The Mall Blackburn on King William Street officially opened its doors on Saturday, March 23.

The launch of the new store provides 40 jobs for local people, once the comprehensive internal and external refurbishment programme is complete.

The new staff at the store were asked to nominate a local charity they think deserves VIP treatment for the work it does in the local community, and they chose Blackburn Foodbank, which will take centre stage and unveil the new store.