WORK is continuing at the new Greggs shop in Hereford.

A roadworks sign and tape has now been placed outside Phantom House Rotherwas. No opening date has been released yet, with Greggs just saying it will be 'later this year'.

However, plenty of work is going on inside the bakery, with a digital sign installed earlier this month. 

Phantom House, a two-storey office building previously occupied by radio products supplier Kinetic 6, is situated on the Straight Mile near Thorn Business Park.

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Until 2016, when it was known as Faculty House, it housed the showroom of food equipment maker Carpigiani, now relocated in Rotherwas.

Greggs previously sought a certificate of lawful development covering its planned new use for the building, avoiding the need to apply for full planning permission for the change.

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A letter to Herefordshire Council from the company’s agent stressed that it would be essentially a shop rather than a takeaway hot food restaurant, so would remain in the same "use class" for planning purposes.

Signage went up on the building last month, with pictures of pastries and coffee teasing passers by. 

Greggs already has two outlets in the city centre, in Broad Street and Commercial Street respectively.