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A new Applegreen service station, the first motorway services of its kind in Northern Ireland, has opened.

The new service station located on the northbound carriageway between Glengormley and Templepatrick opened this morning.

The new service station will include a Greggs bakery - the company’s first franchise in Northern Ireland.

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Applegreen recently advertised for staff for the new retail outlet, including for positions within a LavAzza coffee shop, Bakewell cafe and Burger King, Subway and Chopstix food outlets.

Applegreen has 12 motorway service areas on the island of Ireland - two based on the Belfast to Dublin route.

The company said its Northern Ireland sites will not be as big as those in the Republic of Ireland, but will include shops, cafes and restaurants.