TWO Helensburgh businessmen have bought a pair of Peckham's delicatessens in the west end of Glasgow.

Andrew Duncan and Lee Fish completed the purchase of the shops in the city's Byres Road and Hyndland Road this week.

Mr Duncan is a high-profile tech entrepreneur and Mr Fish a veteran of the food and drink sector.

The duo say they plan to restore the Peckham's brand to its former glories after paying an undisclosed sum for the business.

But there's less certainty over the plans to open a Peckham's restaurant and delicatessen in the centre of Helensburgh.

Mr Duncan said: “A Peckham's in Helensburgh is definitely something we would be interested in but it would depend on a number of other factors which are not in our control.

“We're in discussions about whether we might open a retail unit in the town as a Peckham's.

“Those plans aren't part of this deal but we hope they will happen.”

The company's plans to set up a restaurant and deli in the former municipal buildings on the corner of Sinclair Street and East Princes Street were made public in September 2016.

The development secured planning permission in December and provisional approval from Argyll and Bute's licensing board in April.

Mr Duncan is the founder and managing director of mobile and web tech business SwarmOnline, while Mr Fish, who formerly held the UK franchise for O’Briens sandwich cafés, currently owns Kitchen, a small chain of independent cafés in the west of Scotland.

Mr Fish still runs two O’Brien's shops in Edinburgh and Newcastle.

The pair met through their membership of Helensburgh Round Table and decided to take the plunge after a conversation at a barbecue.

Mr Fish said: “Peckham’s has suffered from a lack of investment in recent years and we will address that immediately.

“We intend to revitalise stock lines and develop new relationships with producers, particularly in Scotland.

“We will also focus heavily on wine and hope to attract those who currently buy at supermarkets.

“Our service will be well informed, well priced and personal and we hope to bring in new customers as well as those who have perhaps abandoned Peckham’s.

“We will cater for every day items through to gourmet.”

The pair say they also plan for Peckham’s to re-enter the Edinburgh market and they are already on the hunt for suitable premises in the capital.