Ramsbottom residents and visitors alike have been left ‘gutted’ after the shock closure of a popular cafe. The Manchester Evening News reported yesterday that the postcard town’s Chocolate Cafe is closing after 15 years.
The ‘devastating news’ has come as a huge shock to customers, with one even saying it was so busy she ‘couldn’t get in’ recently.
The Bolton Street cafe - which first opened in 2008 - underwent a total refurbishment in 2020, but the cost of living and rising energy bills has forced owner Philip Hargreaves to pull the plug on the business.
