ANOTHER baker's shop in York city centre has reopened, almost two months after being closed as part of the national lockdown imposed because of the coronavirus.

Cooplands Bakers in Low Ousegate remained shut earlier this month when the firm reopened its other city centre outlet in Davygate.

A spokeswoman said then that the shop near Ouse Bridge was unlikely to reopen while the lockdown was still going on but it reopened its doors to customers on Thursday.

The spokeswoman said earlier this month that the firm was continuing to visit closed shops and their surrounding areas on a regular basis to assess community activity, and it followed Public Health’s advice for food businesses and monitor updates to this on a daily basis.

“Multiple risk assessments have been carried out and our HACCP procedures have been updated,"she said.

“We have introduced 23 measures across the business to ensure the safety of the staff while in the workplace and customers while in the shops.

“We have installed perspex safety screens on the counters and have strict social distancing procedures in place.

“ Our safety measures are being audited on a regular basis by our compliance team.”