RISING FORCE

AS you head towards the new La Chouquette bakery in Poynton, the smell of assorted freshly baked goods will hit you before you even cross the road to set foot inside.

- ADAM MAIDMENT

Since 2020, couple Mairead Deignan and Florent Verove have been baking delicious breads, pastries and cakes from their base in Didsbury on Wilmslow Road to the delight of residents and those who have travelled far just for a bite of brioche. Three years exactly to the day, and just months after being named the best Manchester bakery at the England's Business Awards, the pair have now just opened their second base.

And before the new bakery even opened its doors at 7am on Tuesday for its first day, there were queues outside with people waiting to get their hands on the likes of sourdough loaves, cakes, quiches, and their now famous almond croissants.

And the queues 133D3 never stopped throughout the day.