Fife baker opens its Kirkcaldy and Leven stores today

The company announced that the stores would open from today with the Kirkcaldy store open from 9am to 3pm and the Leven store open from 8am to 2pm.

In a post on its Facebook page, it said: “From Monday 1st June our teams will be opening the doors again in the following shops.

“We are continuing to implement changes to our format as the safety and well being of our staff and customers remains the highest priority.”

The move comes after the Fife based family baker, revealed last month that it was to re-open 42 shops across the Kingdom and Edinburgh.

They will have fewer staff and a limited range of of goods, and extra safety measures will be in place. A delivery service will also be offered to people ion isolation.

At the time John Bayne, joint managing director, said: "We are continuing to implement changes to our format as the safety and well being of our staff and customers remains the highest priority.

"We are delighted to have been able to safely re-open in 42 locations and, when our other shops can, we will continue to open them with extra safety measures in place."

These include fewer staff in-store to enable social distancing and because the range of goods is being limited. Most will also be packaged at the bakery.

Perspex screens have been added to the tills, and customers can only pay by card or, preferrably, contactless.

The number of people allowed inside will also be limited.