A family-run garden centre is set to take over at the former Dobbies site on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Stratford Garden Centre said it is "pleased to announce" the move to the Warwick Road site with "substantial improvements" promised.

The company will take over the former Dobbies site which closed on 23 December 2023.

The new site is expected to open in March as the company expands from its existing Clifford Chambers base.

Commenting on the development, Stratford Garden Centre managing director Helen Lloyd said: "It is 20 years since we moved into our site at Clifford Chambers, serving Stratford and the North Cotswold area.

"As a family-owned garden centre we have built close links with the local community and are looking forward to establishing a similar presence in the north east of Stratford serving customers from South Warwickshire and further afield along the M40 and A46 corridors.

"We have built a strong team of more than 100 staff at Clifford Chambers and are keen to develop the team at our new site at Warwick Road.

"We are planning substantial improvements to the site at Warwick Road and, after a closure period while this work is carried out, we plan on a grand re-opening in March."