A RAPIDLY growing restaurant chain is set to open in a Bradford shopping centre.

The Broadway, Bradford announced today that chicken specialists, Chilli Flames, is coming to the city.

Ian Ward, General Manager at The Broadway, Bradford, said: “I can confirm a new lease has been signed this week with the restaurant chain, Chilli Flames.

"Taking the unit between Specsavers and Haute Dolci, I’m confident the new addition to our selection of eateries will be well received."

A firm selling more than 6,000 calendars, diaries and planners, as well as various gifts, will also visit the shopping centre this weekend.

Mr Ward said: "This weekend we’ll also be welcoming ‘Calendar Club’ to the Centre.

“We’re delighted consumer confidence is returning and shoppers are safely enjoying the full experience the Centre has to offer.

"We’re committed to bringing exciting retail and leisure experiences to Bradford and the wider region and there are lots of exciting lease announcements planned before the end of the year."

Chilli Flames currently has 13 restaurants across the country, including its latest addition in Bradford.

There are four stores in Leicester, two in Cardiff, and one in each of Derby, Stirling (Scotland), Bolton, Birmingham, Livingston (Scotland) and Kirkintilloch (Glasgow, Scotland).

The chain, which offers people the chance to franchise the brand, also has plans to almost double its offering in the near future, with nine new locations.

These include, four in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumfries and Aberdeen) and one in each of Peterborough, Harrow, Nottingham, Coventry and Luton.