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Laura Clements

The three successful businessmen in a Welsh town brought together by unimaginable grief and tragedy

Between them, three businessmen own some of the most popular and thriving businesses in the sought-after market town of Narberth in Pembrokeshire.

But it's not just business which unites Oli Cook, Andrew Rees and Jonathan Williams - all three men have been touched by struggle and loss which have come to define them. Oli was banned from Pembrokeshire by police, Johnathan struggled through the death of his mum while Andrew tragically lost his wife through suicide in 2021.

Their latest business venture - a café called Stopio - is less a business and more about giving back to the community which has supported them through their unimaginable tragedies. And as they sit in Stopio's garden chatting about their challenges, laughing and crying together, it's clear they've tapped into something that is still so hard to talk about. "You feel like you're in this private club and it's a club you don't want to be in, but you open up to people who've been through the same and you're comfortable talking to them," said Andrew about his own grief.

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