Greggs opens new store in town in face of objections

A NEW Greggs bakery has opened its doors at a Welsh high street despite health officials’ worries about “unhealthy food”.

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The much-loved brand, self-proclaimed as “the UK's leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer”, opted to expand into a previously unoccupied shop adjacent to its establishment on George Street in Pontypool's town centre last year.

The company has confirmed that the bakery began serving customers on Friday, May 23, despite objections from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Writing to planners, the health board had said it had concerns about what it called the proliferation of food and drink outlets within Pontypool town centre.

Pontypool is home to some of the most deprived wards in Wales where health expectations are relatively low in comparison to the rest of the country.