PART of the former BHS store in the town centre is set to be turned into an orthodontists.

Recent weeks have seen Wilko relocate from Cockhedge Shopping Centre to the ex-department store, as well as bowling alley Superbowl UK moving in.

And AMK Orthodontics is the next business set to move into the Golden Square Shopping Centre unit, which has been split into several smaller plots – having previously stood empty since the chain’s collapse in 2016.

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A 203sq m site near to the escalators to Warrington Bus Interchange has been earmarked for the orthodontists.

An application for planning permission in order to convert the store has been submitted to Warrington Borough Council.

It is anticipated that seven jobs would be created by the new surgery – which would open between 9am and 7pm from Mondays to Fridays, as well as 9am to 1pm on Saturdays.

A consultation on the plans runs until Thursday, June 27.