READING is set to get another Nando's restaurant in the new year as part of changes to Reading Gate retail park.

It was confirmed last month that a gym will be opening in the former Toys R Us space at the park, and the Nando's will be close by, opening on January 23.

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Due to open in the first quarter of 2020, the gym will be operated by UFC Gym UK - an extension of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world's largest mixed martial arts company, who have taken a 15-year lease of the space.

Nando's have also signed a 20-year lease on a unit of 4,009 sq. ft.

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Peter Tomley, deputy fund manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments, said: "These two lettings cement the creation of an exciting, major mixed use scheme in Reading.

"The addition of UFC and Nando's, alongside the existing occupiers, including Premier Inn, Costa Coffee, Burger King, Wren Kitchens, Schmidt Kitchens and Todd Doors, creates a fantastic mix of leisure, F&B and home retailing at the park that will only continue to improve the scheme's appeal."

There is one unit of 4,475 sq. ft. remaining to be let at Reading Gateway out of a scheme of 191,000 sq. ft.