Tesco is set to open a new store in Coventry. The supermarket giant is revealed a Tesco Express store is on the cards on Albany Road in Earlsdon .

It will be located at the ground floor of the new student village recently built opposite the Albany pub. The building is part of a wider cluster which has been in the works for several years.

Plans are for it to accommodate students from both of the city's universities. A spokesman for Tesco said: "We’re always looking for the best ways to serve local communities and we’re excited to be opening a new Tesco Express store on Albany Road, Earlsdon.

"We will keep the local community updated with our plans as we get closer to opening."

The company has recently applied to Coventry City Council for an off the premises licence which would permi

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