A chain coffee shop has opened a new branch in a shopping centre.

Costa has opened a new small café in the Holmbush Centre in Shoreham, which is currently home to M&S, Tesco and McDonalds.

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The café has replaced the previous Harris + Hoole eatery and is serving a number of popular Costa products including sandwiches, sweet treats, and hot and cold beverages.

The store, which opened earlier this month, has inside seating with space for wheelchairs, prams and highchairs, however there is currently no outside seating.

The opening of this branch comes just two weeks after the closure of a Costa branch in Burgess Hill.

The store closed suddenly and left hundreds of people in the town upset, including staff members who said they were "gutted".

A spokesman for Costa said employees at this branch were redeployed to other nearby stores including the Costa branch in Haywards Heath.