A bakery in Shaw has been broken into just over two weeks after a takeaway on the same street suffered the same fate, the manager has said.

At around 3am on Monday night “two lads” forced their way into the Poundbakery on Market Street after breaking the shop’s front shutters with a crowbar, according to the store’s manager Nadine Curton.

The two men allegedly proceeded to push open the store’s front doors and once inside began searching the bakery for money.

After 15 minutes of rifling through staff lockers and bags they left with the shop’s charity box, containing around £3, and a box of salt and vinegar crisps, Nadine said.

Money is not left in the shop till overnight.

Nadine, who has been a manager at the bakery for 18 years, said she first noticed the shop had been broken into when she arrived at work at 7.30am on Tuesday morning and said the shutters were fixed that day.

The manager said the shop has been broken into “loads of times”, adding: “You just get used to it.”

The Oldham Times: The shutters were allegedly broken with a crowbar The shutters were allegedly broken with a crowbar (Image: Nadine Curton)

Nadine, who is from Shaw, said she does not have high hopes that the men will be caught as investigators were unable to retrieve any DNA from the scene, and the culprits, thought caught on CCTV, had their hoods up and were wearing gloves.

During the previous break in at the bakery Nadine claims different offenders broke in to try and access the Tesco Express next door.

She said: “They were digging through the walls last time to try and get to Tesco. They smashed through the walls using angle grinders but as soon as the grinders touch Tesco’s safe it sets the alarm off."

Nadine added that she has noticed the amount of break ins at the bakery has increased in recent years and said the area also has a “massive issue” with shoplifting.

She said: “It’s the same people all day every day that go from shop to shop to shop and just steal and steal, fill their bags and get back on the tram and sell it on.

“It’s going to get to the point where somebody is going to get seriously injured because the staff in the shops get so annoyed and frustrated with these people just coming in every day and taking, taking, taking."

Greater Manchester Police has been approached for comment on the most recent break in.

Nadine said she sympathises with smaller businesses in the area that are targeted.

She said: “Poundbakery is a chain that has the money to fork out to fix the shutters, whereas at The British Kitchen that got broken into just down the road, the owner was just starting out a new business and they wrecked her shop, and she has had to close for however many weeks."

In the early hours of Monday, June 26 The British Kitchen, also located on Market Street, was broken into just three weeks after it opened.

The owner, Vicky, said the offenders destroyed the entrance and shutters forcing the shop to close while repairs were carried out.

Speaking at the time she said: "It's broken my heart to say the least. I'm devastated.

"I'm truly grateful for the support I've had - the stress and the pain that went into this shop. It was my saviour this shop and it's come to this.”

Huddersfield Road in Oldham has also been plagued by break ins in recent weeks.

During the early hours of Monday, July 10, at around 1am, the Pizza Hut delivery shop, was broken into.

Residents witnessed a police cordon being set up around the premises at around 8am the following day and said it appeared the front door had been smashed.

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it is investigating the incident.

Just days before on Wednesday (July 5) The Old Plough Chippy, also on Huddersfield Road, claimed it was broken into.

Bosses of the fish and chip shop said while the thieves "didn't get much", their full till was allegedly taken.

Back in May, the charity shop United by Wool on Huddersfield Road was also broken into.

One of the shop’s shutters was prised open and its side window smashed with a brick.

The shop’s collection tin containing £25 was taken along with one of the fobs to open the shop’s shutters.

Discussing the incident, manager Jeanette Nawaz said: “It was awful. It was a shock. I stood on the doorstep and cried. Knowing that someone has been in there is a horrible feeling.

“It is just gutting that someone has been in and been through stuff.”