Two new independent food and drink spots are set to become the latest additions to Goods Yard.

The restored Signal Box at Capital&Centric's canalside neighbourhood in Stoke, will become a bar, café and taproom, with an Italian restaurant set to open in the space above.

On the ground floor, Beartown Brewery will be opening Goods Yard Tap in October - a new hospitality concept serving speciality coffee and pastries from 7am, alongside a burger menu and a taproom.

The taproom will showcase a changing line-up of beers from independent breweries including ones in Staffordshire and the Midlands.

Capital&Centric says an announcement on the operator of the new Italian restaurant is "coming soon".

Joe Manning, Managing Director and Partner at Beartown Brewery, said: "We're properly excited to be opening Goods Yard Tap and becoming part of what's happening in Stoke.

"Goods Yard is a seriously cool development and the Signal Box felt like the right home for what we want to do.

"We'll be bringing plenty of Beartown beer, great burgers and the kind of relaxed atmosphere we're known for. There's loads happening in Stoke right now and some really exciting plans across Staffordshire more widely, so we're keen to put our mark on the area and become part of that story.

"We've got ambitious plans for Beartown over the next few years, and Goods Yard Tap is an important part of that next chapter."

This is the next step in the transformation of the former industrial site next to Stoke railway station.

The £63m Goods Yard has brought homes, 30,000 sq ft of workspace, independent businesses and a new public square to the area.

The new venues also join Panko & Sushi, a Japanese restaurant which opened on the site in March.

Tim Heatley, co-founder of Capital&Centric, said: "We believe in Stoke. That's why we've put £63m behind Goods Yard, and why we're continuing to put our money into great places here.

"Goods Yard is already a proper community, with hundreds of people now calling it home. You can feel the buzz building, and these new openings are going to crank that up another notch.

"Turning an old Signal Box into somewhere for coffee, burgers and beers is exactly the sort of thing we love doing. Take a building that's been sat empty, give it a new purpose and create somewhere people actually want to spend time.

"And we're not stopping here. There's more to come at Goods Yard, as well as our plans for Spode Works.

"We're putting our money where our mouth is because we genuinely believe in Stoke and its future. There's a real appetite for great places here, and we're excited to keep adding to them."

Capital&Centric is also progressing plans for Spode Works in Stoke town centre.

The developer says the first phase is set to bring independent cafés, bars and restaurants, workspaces, padel courts, exhibitions and community spaces to the town.

The wider masterplan for the site aims to create a new mixed-use neighbourhood with homes, culture and green space.