It’s been a busy couple days for staff at the newly opened Condado Lounge in Devizes.

It was announced last year that the café bar would replace Pizza Express in the Market Place.

The Loungers group already have properties across the region, including the Rivo Lounge in Chippenham and the Valeroso Lounge in Trowbridge.

Lisa Davis, operations manager for the Condado Lounge, said: “It’s been wonderful, Devizes has welcomed us with open arms. It's taken a long time to reach this stage, but we're just so excited to be open now.

"There's been a lot of intrigue and people who have just been walking past and wanting to find out more.

"The scaffolding was up until just a few days ago, so it has been a nice surprise for some people."

There are currently 30 staff members, all local, and the Lounge will be hiring more in the future.

Julia's House will also be benefitting from the opening, with 20p from every coffee sale and 50p from every burger going to the charity.

Lisa added: "Thank everyone for welcoming us. What we hope is that there's something here for everyone, for families, for young people, for couples for friends."