Greggs set to reopen 20 of its stores - what's the plan for Scarborough and Bridlington

The bakery chain, which has more than 2,050 shops, said it would open 20 of them in the Newcastle area from Monday 4 May as part of a "controlled trial", with more to follow.

Greggs has stores in Westborough and the Brunswick Shopping Centre in Scarborough and The Promenades, Bridlington.

Greggs chief executive Roger Whiteside said the trial, set to last at least two weeks, would involve a limited product range and shorter trading hours.

In a letter to staff, he said that from 8 June, he hoped to open about 700 stores, including 150 franchise shops.

He intends to have all stores open again by July 1, when the government's job retention scheme is due to end.

However, Mr Whiteside said that timing could change, depending on future government announcements.

"We expect it will only be possible to open this many shops if the government has taken a first step in relaxing the lockdown, which could be to open the schools," he added.

The company expects sales to be "significantly lower than normal" while social distancing measures are in place.

A Greggs spokeswoman said: "We want to play our part in getting the nation back up and running again, so we are planning to conduct a limited trial with volunteers to explore how we can reopen our shops with new measures in place that keep our colleagues and customers as safe as we can when we reopen at scale."