Administrators said last night they were still hopeful of saving more than 40 jobs at a troubled bakery.

The Queen of Hearts Bakery, in Sandy Lane, was put up for sale by administrators last month, after they were called in by parent company D&G Food Group.

Hopes were high that a buyer could be found quickly but last night a spokesman for corporate recovery firm Milner Boardman & Partners said talks were continuing.

She added: “We have not completed the sale, but it’s hopeful at the moment.”

Milner Boardman has sold two of D&G’s bakeries, in Devon and Derbyshire, but shut down one in Plymouth with the loss of 50 jobs.