14 pictures as bargain hunters visit Hartlepool's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre on Boxing Day

Bargain hunters were up and about early on Boxing Day as shops reopened following their Christmas Day break.

By Gavin Ledwith

Published 26th Dec 2023, 11:42 BST

Updated 26th Dec 2023, 14:54 BST

Other shoppers may just have been searching for that elusive item they had unexpectedly run out of or had forgotten to get before December 25.

Mail audio visual editor Frank Reid toured town to see how busy Middleton Grange Shopping Centre and supermarkets were.

The scene inside Middleton Grange just after 10.30am on Boxing Day.

1. Filling up

The scene inside Middleton Grange just after 10.30am on Boxing Day. Photo: National World

Shoppers in Middleton Grange just after 10am on Boxing Day.

2. Early birds

Shoppers in Middleton Grange just after 10am on Boxing Day. Photo: Frank Reid

Pauline Harrison, from Blackhall, enjoys a cuppa while waiting for the shops to open.

3. Cuppa time

Pauline Harrison, from Blackhall, enjoys a cuppa while waiting for the shops to open. Photo: Frank Reid

Parking bays start to fill up at Asda.

4. Supermarket shop

Parking bays start to fill up at Asda. Photo: Frank Reid