SHOPPERS made a beeline for a new supermarket in Teignmouth.

Schoolchildren from Our Lady & St Patrick’s Catholic Primary in the resort performed the ribbon-cutting honours for Lidl bosses at their Lower Brook Street premises, formerly occupied by Waitrose.

The first 50 people in the waiting queue at 8am were rewarded with a free company logo-decorated hessian bag for their troubles.

Some 40 new jobs have been created by the new store in town.

One punter said: ‘It was nice to see the premises being put to such good use again. I liked the bakery section!ORDER YOUR DIGITAL EDITION HERE