A SAINSBURY'S store will be taking over a shop in South Lakeland.

The store will be a small Sainsbury's Local, replacing the current MyLocal shop on Main Road, Windermere.

Angharad Lynch, the property communications manager for Sainsbury's, has said that 'conditional contracts' have been exchanged in order to bring forward plans for the new shop.

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"In converting this store to a Sainsbury’s Local, we offer all current employees the opportunity to transfer to the new store, via the TUPE process," she said. "We don’t have a store nearby, and we are always looking for great locations for our stores, and are open to suggestions from the community if they see a site that would be suitable for a Sainsbury’s."

Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck councillor, Ben Berry, welcomed the news.

He said: "It secures the jobs, it secures the site and it's a great brand name with a fantastic reputation."

MyLocal have declined to comment.