McDonald's reopen 39 drive-thrus .. but are any of them in Northamptonshire?

McDonald's fans in Northamptonshire must wait a little bit longer for Return of the Mac.

The global burger giant announced which 39 drive-thrus are opening across the UK and Ireland today (Wednesday May 20) but NONE are in Northamptonshire.

Tantalisingly, six are just across the border in Peterborough and another five down the M1 in Luton and Dunstable.

A statement from the company said: "These Drive Thru pilot restaurants were all chosen as they are close to one of our distribution centres as we continue to prepare our supply chain for reopening.

"Thank you for your continued patience as we slowly but safely reopen our restaurants."

McDonald's opened 15 pilot restaurants for delivery only and promised some drive-thrus would open today. But they kept mum about the locations until 10am — an hour before they were due to open.

Rival fast food outlets KFC, Five Guys and Taco Bell have already opened their drive-thru lanes in and around Northampton.

Coffee giant Starbucks reopening their drive-thru in Northampton led to massive queues at the weekend.

McDonald's UK chief executive Paul Pomroy has promised to have all 900 of its drive-thru lanes open by early June.

But, never fear, a host of independent local food retailers are open in and around the town to keep you well fed.

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