The owners of a Northumberland restaurant which took the crown on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals has closed after seeing its trade crippled in recent months.
Seafood restaurant Caboose, which was located in the Port of Blyth, attributes its 80% downturn in trade to the construction site of the new Energy Central Campus in Blyth, which has extended into the restaurant's car park. Though attempts were made to find a workable solution, Marc and Allison McPake have made the heart-breaking decision to close less than two months after the works started.
Marc says that he feels "angry, frustrated and let down" after Caboose came through the coronavirus pandemic, cost of living and energy crises only to fall due to what he describes as an "avoidable situation". The closure has resulted in 12 staff being made redundant with immediate effect.
