| Another national coffee shop chain has set up shop without getting planning consent. Caffe Nero in Bartholomew Street opened two weeks ago, but without permission, town planners could force the chain to dismantle its signs and awnings.
Retrospective plans have now been lodged. The move echoes the arrival of Starbucks who gave the former Alliance and Leicester bank a facelift without the council say-so. No action was taken despite protests from the Newbury Society. | 
