Two of Macclesfield's Subway stores have been selected to be part of the company's phased reopening in which around 600 stores have reopened across the UK with new rules in place.

The sandwich-making giant has two stores close to the town centre, one in the town centre on Mill Street and one at Hope Park on Cumberland Street which, which Nub News reported last week.

Social distancing requirements mean that new measures are in place to serve customers, including new fixtures, new directional signage to support social distancing, enhanced hygiene practices and the supply of PPE to protect staff, guests and delivery drivers.

The chain is also offering free delivery on orders over £10 through delivery services, Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

NHS workers can also take advantage of a 25% discount on their orders.

Colin Hughes, Country Director, Subway UK & Ireland said: "Everybody in our Subway family and the wider communities they serve, has shown great resilience in adapting to these challenging times that we currently find ourselves in.

"We are extremely grateful for their ongoing support in anticipation of this next phase of our gradual reopening, which will enable us to continue to serve our communities and frontline workers, who have helped us all so much in recent weeks.

"We have slowly and safely introduced a new store operating framework that will be rolling out across stores to protect guests, sandwich artists, delivery drivers and our suppliers. The weeks and months ahead will continue to be challenging for everyone and Subway will play its part in supporting the new normal whatever that may look and feel like."

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