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Wales Online
National
Damon Wilkinson & Neil Shaw

Inside GCHQ's secret spy-base above a Greggs

A new secret spy base where hundreds of UK agents work to keep the country safe has welcomed people inside to see what goes on. The offices are based in an anonymous 1970s block, and sit above a barbers and a Greggs, with an entrance next to a Chinese restaurant.

The Manchester Evening News was among the first to see inside the new offices, which opened at the end of 2019. The part of the building opened up to the public has the same security rating as most government buildings.

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