Dicksons butchers roll out home delivery service in South Shields to Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The family firm launched a new home delivery app in South Shields at the beginning of February, so residents could enjoy a Saveloy dip from the comfort of their own home.

Home delivery was initially only available on Sundays between the hours of 9am-3pm.

Now the team have announced that from Friday, February 28 they will be rolling out the service in South Shields on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

And they have encouraged local businesses to treat their staff to a Dicksons breakfast to celebrate.

Just some of the items customers can have delivered directly to their front door by downloading the app, include the famous Saveloy Dip and ham and pease pudding sandwich.

They can also order a range of food-to-go options and grocery items such as pastrami, sausage and everyday essentials such as bacon, eggs and bread buns.

The app can also be used to manage click ‘n’ collect orders for in-store pick-up at the Dicksons Boldon Lane shop.

Gazette readers were delighted when the plans for the new app were announced, with fans from across the country calling for the delivery service to be made available nationwide.

Speaking at the time of the launch, Mike Dickson Jr, retail project manager at Dicksons commented: “This is a real step forward in the future growth of Dicksons as we secure our presence in the growing app-led home delivery service.

“Our business strategy is focused on meeting customer needs and home delivery is a key area we have been keen to provide.

“We expect interest to be high amongst our loyal customers seeking to enjoy the Dicksons products they know and love. Our app development team and shop staff have helped to refine the delivery service to appeal to customers looking for food at the click of a button that delivers on the local food heritage of a family firm like Dicksons.”

Mike previously said they hoped to have a seven-day service up and running by spring 2020.

Search Dicksons Collection and Delivery App on the app store, download and sign up.