CONSTRUCTION work on a well-known coffee shop giant's new Oswestry drive-thru is in full swing - and now the company has revealed when it expects the new branch to open.

Costa Coffee is building a new shop and drive-thru on the former Smithfield Livestock Market site off Shrewsbury Road.

Officials can not confirm a date for the development, but the café will open sooner than expected after a successful bid to discharge conditions which allowed for the construction to begin.

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A spokesperson from Costa Coffee said: “Our new Drive-Thru store on Shrewsbury Road, Oswestry is due to open at the end of this year.

“However, at this time, we have no further information to share on the development.”

The development, will be alongside a McDonald’s Restaurant, the already-open Morrisons supermarket, a gym, and a car showroom, among others.