A THRIVING Warrington firm is expanding again - this time in a Greater Manchester town in need of a change.

For years, Hyde residents have bemoaned the lack of shops in the area and how businesses are shutting down and moving elsewhere. If you ask regulars on the high street, the dearth of shops has resulted in a reduced footfall and increased antisocial behaviour on quieter streets, with people forced to go elsewhere to do their shopping.

Now Warrington-based Independent coffee shop chain, ‘The Coffee House’, is hoping to inspire change in Hyde after opening its doors in Clarendon Square Shopping Centre at the start of the month.

The chain already has shops in Golden Square, Lymm Stockport, Bolton, Sale and Bury to name a few, with a promised USP of better service and a wide range of fresh food all made in-house.

Along with the coffee beans they roast themselves, deliveries from their Warrington-based production facility are shipped out each morning to their shops across the north west.

It is their hope that they will stimulate an eating and drinking culture in the Tameside town – and be the catalyst for a turnaround of the kind seen in Altrincham.

Adam Fletcher, head of growth at Coffee House, said: “We tend to thrive in places like Hyde. We like to put shops in places where we can make a difference.

“We want to be part of rejuvenating the high street. More shops are going and more eateries are coming in.

“If we can help with turning the centre around then that would be great.”