Best of Local: Our guide to the artisan bakeries open for business

You can continue to enjoy freshly-made bread and cakes with our guide to the businesses continuing to operate.

Warm bread with a crunchy crust and a soft centre.. it’s a fond childhood memory for many of us, being sent to the bakery and picking at the freshly-made loaf on the way home.

With the advent of supermarkets this ritual has largely disappeared, replaced by the efficiency of loading a weekly shop into the boot of the car.

But during lockdown the tide has been turning, with many consumers going back to shopping local as they try to avoid the stress and queues of large supermarkets.