Thousands of students are set to descend on The Thistles in Stirling for the centre’s annual Student Night, which takes place tonight (Wednesday) between 6-9pm.

Kick-starting the new autumn semester, over 40 retailers including Topshop, River Island, Debenhams, Schuh, Oasis, HMV, Stormfront and many more are set to pull out all the stops to make it the biggest and best Freshers gathering yet, with discounts on the night, sampling, lucky dips and goody bags with purchase at selected stores.

Entertainment, led by Capital FM’s Jennie Cook, will bolster excitement levels, with Stirling’s Fubar and Kilted Kangaroo providing additional DJ soundtracks and promo teams offering free mocktails. What’s more, Pure Gym, Domino’s and Deliveroo will also be partnering this year’s Student Night and offering freebies, while Vue Cinemas is giving students the chance to win film tickets.

Finally, in the ultimate Freshers incentive, the first 200 students in the queue for the event will receive a randomly loaded Gift Card for The Thistles.

Commenting ahead of Student Night 2016, Phil Byrne, centre director, The Thistles said: "Last year’s Student Night at The Thistles was a phenomenal success with thousands of Freshers descending on the centre to soak up the unique atmosphere, enjoy the entertainment and take advantage of the fantastic retailer offers and giveaways.

"With plans under way to make 2016 even bigger and better, we are once again expecting Student Night to be one of the busiest nights of the year.”