Sunday 20 November 2022 09:05 PM Cornish fury at Greggs after sausage roll giant confirms it will open new shop ... trends now

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A move by Greggs to open a new store in a Cornish city has sparked fury in the county amid fears it could take business away from local bakeries.

The bakery giant, which has more than 2,000 stores across the UK, is opening its new branch in Truro next month nearly three years after its first move into the county ended prematurely. 

However, since then it has opened two stores, and the prospect of a third, this time in the Cornish capital, has raised tensions.

The new branch would be hundreds of metres from Rowe's and Warrens, which claims to be the oldest producer of Cornish Pasty's in the world.

Locals have branded the Newcastle-based bakery 'the Devil's spawn', The Telegraph reports, and while some are confident it won't survive, others aren't so sure.

Some are concerned that 'tourists' will flock to the household name instead of local businesses who have been in the area for decades.