Owners of a Gateshead café have been left "devastated" after being told to shut its doors by the council.
The future of the much-loved Ryton café and community hub has been brought into question after Gateshead Council refused the building a retrospective planning application.
Fed and Watered, on Middle Hedgefield Farm, has been operating for 18 months and was built during the pandemic. The cafe has since become a community fixture offering activities to tackle childhood obesity, provide a safe space for disabled children and combat loneliness for the elderly and bereaved.
