Northumberland County Council's arms-length development company has rejected claims it was to blame for the closure of a popular restaurant in Blyth.
Marc and Allison McPake, the owners of seafood restaurant Caboose, announced the closure of the much-loved venue last week and blamed a huge downturn in trade on the construction site of the new Energy Central Campus in Blyth, which has extended into the restaurant's car park.
The energy campus is being delivered by Advance Northumberland, which is wholly owned by the county council. Work got under way just two months ago, and since then Caboose saw an 80% downturn in trade.
