Here are a number of places that have or could be opening up in your area.
Cookies and Cones
Cookies and Cones recently opened its new shop on Southend High Street, selling out all its bakery items by midday on its first day in business.
The brand initially opened in leigh three years ago and flourished through lockdown, opening branches in Rayleigh and Wickford.
Southend’s branch is the latest to open, with bosses revealing plans for another south Essex branch and a potential move to the big apple.
Frank’s
A plush new Latin American bar and restaurant is set to open in the former Bar Rio in Leigh after a £350,000 refurbishment.