Final countdown is on for steak bake fans...four Greggs reopen in Northampton this week

Four of Northampton's Greggs shops will unlock their doors on Thursday (June 18).

The steak bake and sausage roll giant revealed locations of the first 800 outlets it plans to open for takeaways only this week after nearly three months shut during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Greggs aims to have the remaining 1,000 sites up and running by early July, including those in Abington Street and in Daventry.

Two of the Northampton stores are in main shopping areas — one in Mercers Row in the town centre and one in Weston Favell shopping — and two more are out of town in Brackmills and Harvey Reeves Road.

Greggs store at Rushden Lakes is also on the list of the first stores to reopen this week.

Visitors will find new-look stores with floor markings, protective clothing and screens at counters in an effort to keep the Covid-19 bug at bay — and you might have to wait for your particular favourite to be back on the menu as a reduced range is on offer to help ensure social distancing in kitchens and workspaces.

DON'T FORGET you can support the Chronicle & Echo's Your Town Needs You campaign by eating local and we've got a list of 80 independent food and drink outlets who are already open for deliveries or takeaways.