Watch: See how former pub site is being transformed to make way for new Lidl supermarket in Walsall Wood

Pictures and video taken by the Express & Star have shown the latest developments for the site of the former Horse and Jockey pub, Walsall Road, Walsall Wood, which is being developed into a Lidl supermarket.

The five-acre site, which was previously the home of the Marston's pub, was purchased by Lidl for an undisclosed sum of money, with Lidl also gaining planning consent for a new 24,488 sq ft discount store which will create around 40 jobs.

The works have seen the former pub completely demolished to make way for the new superstore.

Before work started on the site, Chris Gaskell, agency partner at commercial property consultancy Johnson Fellow, acting on behalf of Lidl, said: "We have established a very successful working relationship with Lidl and we are thrilled that we have been able to complete the acquisition of this prime five-acre site from Marston’s on the company’s behalf.

"It means that construction can now get under way, bringing investment, new jobs and a fantastic new store to the area, and I am very much looking forward to seeing progress on the site."

The plans for the site were approved last year.