THANET'S new £100m shopping centre officially opened for business for the first time today.

Westwood Cross is expected to play a major role in the regeneration of the district, pulling in shoppers from across the county.

Many thousands of eager customers are expected at the centre today. The project has created around 1,500 new jobs.

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Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm

Saturday 9am to 7pm

Sunday 11am to 5pm

List of stores:

Marks & Spencer; Debenhams; Next; TK Maxx; TopShop; TopMan; Carphone Warehouse; Boots; Evans; Dorothy Perkins; Burton; Design 29; HMV; Waterstone’s; Ernest Jones; Costa Coffee; Autonomy; GAME; Subway; The Body Shop; Bakers Oven; H Samuel; Barratts; Clarks; O2; Hargreaves Sports; Thorntons; WH Smith; Mothercare; New Look

James Ager, development director for the project, spoke to kmfm...