It's a bold step to open a small independent coffee shop opposite a high street giant. Butler's Coffee House is just across the road from Costa Coffee in Radcliffe-on-Trent but Mel Seaman has every confidence that the new business will be a success.
And if the first four days are anything to go by, she seems to be onto a winner. With just 15 seats it's not long before it's a full house and, as soon as one set of customers leave, there's more waiting to take their place.
Opening in the village, in a prime spot on Main Road, marks an expansion for Mel, who opened Butler's Coffee House in Bingham in 2017. Growing the business was always part of the plan but it had to be the right location.
