Lewis & Cooper has been a household name for decades. It’s a sign of its popularity that the company is able to open a new branch in Yarm.

ONE of the region’s bestloved TV personalities is opening a new fine food store in Yarm next week. Lewis & Cooper has already opened the doors to the new outlet, having moved across the road from a smaller concession within Strickland & Holt, but at 11am on Tuesday, the ITV Tyne Tees presenter and local resident Pam Royle will officially open the refitted store, at 109 High Street.

A host of special offers and tastings from local and regional suppliers are planned on the day and over the coming months.

“From being a very small child, I remember our family visits to Lewis & Cooper in Northallerton. I always thought it was like an Aladdin’s cave of goodies, and the rich smell of ground coffee beans was the first thing that used to hit me as we entered the shop,” says Ms Royle.

The North-East Tonight presenter has a keen interest in good food and has hosted the Flavours of Hambleton food and drink awards for several years.

Lewis & Cooper has been trading from its famous Northallerton store for nearly 11 decades. It opened the small outlet within Strickland & Holt, the familyowned department store, eight years ago.

Offering what the supermarkets cannot, the new Yarm store will stock an extensive range of delicatessen and dried goods, as well as traditional sweets.

Many products are sourced locally or made in the firm’s own kitchens, such as cheeses from the Dales, York hams, cooked meats and coffees freshly-roasted at the Northallerton store.

Bag yourself a bargain

THE new season at Collections, the MetroCentre’s new accessories boutique, features gorgeous statement bags from designer fashion houses plus exclusive Radley Select bags you cannot get anywhere else.

The new season’s Select Poppy totes are lifetime bags, beautifully designed and worked from the softest leather. Prices start from £200.

The boutique is also home to stunning bags from designer names like DKNY, Diesel, Coccinelle, Guess, Francesco Biasia and Claudio Ferrici, as well as jewellery from Pilgrim, Antica Murrina and Truth charms.

■ Collections, downstairs in the Yellow Mall, MetroCentre.

Extra savings

SHOPPERS at Dalton Park outlet park will be able to make some extra savings between Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 31. Visitors to the park, near Murton, already enjoy savings of up to 50 per cent on all top brands, such as newlyopened Collectables outlet, GAP outlet, Nike factory store, M&S outlet and Next clearance, but for nine special days there is a range of extra savings and offers available at selected outlets.

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Sheep thrills

WITH spring in full swing, thewoolroom.com has unveiled a range of unusual and quirky wool products that are not only eyecatching but also pretty useful.

The Bradfordbased retail site sells everything from contemporary cushions to lampshades.

There is even a little section that sells wool jewellery.

There are a myriad of benefits to choosing wool products, like these floor seats. It acts as an effective natural filter, absorbing moisture, invisible dust particles which can trigger asthma, and it also deadens sounds and is naturally flame retardant.

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Jockeys that won’t ride up! UNDERWEAR maker Jockey launched its first women’s collection earlier this year, with ranges specifically designed to suit the modern women’s lifestyle.

The cotton stretch, below, is a sporty, yet sexy range of supersoft, combed cotton pieces, all with the distinctive waistband and the Jockey icon.

The range, available from needundies.com, consists of flattering camisoles with integrated bras, string bikinis, thongs, padded and underwired bras, which come in black and white and sizes small to extra large. Bras are available in sizes 32 to 38, A to C.

Other women’s ranges available from Jockey are signature stretch, microfibre and sheer lace.