A NURSERY which already has four branches around the South West and West Midlands, is planning to open a fifth site in Bromsgrove.

Shooting Stars Nursery is hoping to create 24 jobs at the new site, along with opening up places for 75 children in the new academic year.

The company is renovating, redeveloping and extending its new premises, with help from an £870,000 funding package from HSBC.

Jon Higgins, managing director of Shooting Stars, said: “HSBC has been supporting Shooting Stars with the acquisition of its sites since 2009, so has a thorough understanding of our business model and how we operate. This latest nursery underpins our ambitious growth plans and will help us achieve a 20 per cent increase in turnover over the next 12 months.”