Budget footwear retailer Shoe Zone has announced it will be moving into a new, larger Weymouth town centre store - filling the unit previously occupied by fast food restaurant McDonald's.

It comes as its current premises in St Mary Street is having a closing-down sale before the move to the unit nearby takes place.

McDonald's left the unit next to Saltrock in May, after recently opening a new restaurant at the Weymouth Gateway retail park.

The unit has remained unoccupied and boarded up.

No date has been given for the Shoe Zone move or whether more jobs will be created.

A spokesperson for Shoe Zone said: "Our Weymouth store is moving to bigger premises, and will open with a number of changes to bring it in line with our new format stores, one of which includes a wider variety of stock for customers, including big-name brands.

"We will be (announcing) more information in the coming months."

Paul Appleby, President of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce, said: "I think that's really good news.

"Shoe Zone is a large UK-wide retailer and they've obviously identified that Weymouth town centre is a great place to open a shop and will serve locals and tourists alike.

"With a high footfall premises next door (Shoe Zone) I would think the unit next door would be taken quickly."