THE Deputy Mayor of Warrington made some furry friends when he opened a new pet store on Friday.

Cllr Les Morgan officially opened the new Pets at Home store at Alban Retail Park on Friday, March 17.

Featuring a pet salon, vets and aquatics centre, the new store also contains an adoption centre run by charity Support Adoption for Pets.

Store manager Laura Hinde said: “Our opening weekend went even better than we had hoped and it was great to introduce the deputy mayor to our new team and show them the new amenities that we have on offer at the store.

“Our new store features thousands of dedicated pet products for not only local dogs and cats but small animals, fish and local wildlife too.

“We have also created eight jobs for the community across a range of full time and part time positions.”