Greggs' in Cornmarket remained closed today for the third day running.

After shutting temporarily on Saturday for a short time, the Oxford city centre branch of the popular bakery chain shut on Wednesday and has remained closed ever since.

A sign on the door has informed customers of the 'temporary closure' and directs them to other branches but gives no further explanation.

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A spokeswoman for the Greggs chain has also declined to give any further details.

Oxford Mail:

The sign on the door says: "Sorry, we've had to temporarily close this shop, we'll be back soon! Our ovens are still baking at Cowley and Headington."

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The Headington branch was open today.

There were celebrations and queues when Greggs opened the branch in March 2020 - the first in the city centre.

It features a spacious seating area upstairs.

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It's not the first time the Cornmarket branch has experienced problems.

Oxford Mail:

Difficulties with a nearby collapsed sewer forced it to close on August 17 last year and it didn't reopen until November.

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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