BARROW'S Greggs store is among hundreds across the country to have had its opening extended into the evening.

The bakery chain said one of the stores in Dalton Road had had its opening hours pushed back to 8.30pm. 

The chain is planning to offer an evening at some of its branches.

Gregss’ new dinner menu includes customisable pizzas that come with a choice of three toppings, including Chargrill Chicken, Mexican Chicken, Pepperoni, Red Onion, Jalapenos and Mixed Peppers, on top of a focaccia base. Customers can pick up any pizza and drink for £2.20 past 4pm.

A selection of meal deal bundles and a range of sides are also available, including Southern Fried Potato Wedges, Spicy BBQ Chicken Bites, Southern Fried Chicken Goujons or Vegan Southern Fried Chicken-Free Goujons.

A pizza meal deal bundle includes a boxed pizza, sharing wedges and a hot sweet.

In addition, existing flakey favourites such as bakes, sausage rolls and toasties are also still on the menu.

The chain revealed plans as it raised prices on its sausage rolls and other baked goods for the third time this year.

The chain said that the national price of its sausage roll is now £1.15.

The company had previously hiked prices to £1.05 in early January and £1.10 in May.

Greggs has also upped the price of certain meal deals, including its lunchtime deal and its hot evening deal by 5p or 10p.

However, its popular breakfast deal - which includes a breakfast roll and a hot drink - has not changed in price, Greggs said.

Greggs has battled with significant cost inflation which is estimated to reach 9 per cent this year.

Rising costs of raw materials, production, labour and energy have all hit the retailer which has been forced to up the prices of its food to absorb some of the cost shocks.

The chain, which prides itself on its value for money, said that its low-cost meals were appealing to people facing significant cost-of-living pressures.

Its chief executive, Roisin Currie, said that it is a "very worrying time" for many households so it is important to "shout about" its value meals in case people do not know about them.

She added Greggs had secured good coverage on its key commodities and energy which is why it has not needed to change its inflation outlook as it enters the last quarter of the year.

The previous two sets of price rises did not seem to dampen the group's sales, which jumped 15 per cent in the latest quarter.