The renowned Chocolate Cafe in Ramsbottom near Bury has announced it will close after 15 years.
The devastating news will come as a bitter blow for residents and visitors to the picture-postcard town, home to an annual chocolate festival.
Owner, Philip Hargreaves, announced the news in a heartfelt social media post, saying the cost of living crisis was 'hitting us at both ends'. Goods and energy costs, he said, have increased by more than 40 per cent and 'in some cases doubled'.
