A new café has proven to be a huge hit with Whitley Bay residents in its first months of opening - and has turned life around for the married couple who run it.
Owned by Laura and Kris Campbell from North Shields, Meet Me On The Corner opened on Ilfracombe Gardens on the first weekend of May. Laura, 33, ran her own baking business, while Kris, 40, worked in restaurants and bars for 20 years before the pair embarked on their new coastal venture.
Kris’s demanding job as an executive chef, working in prestigious venues including Newcastle’s Vermont Hotel, meant that he often worked long hours late into the evening and wasn’t able to see much of their two young children Leo and Francesca, who are aged just five and three. Wanting to spend more time together as a family, the couple decided to start their own business together - and Meet Me On The Corner was born.
