A beloved Gosforth coffee vendor has won a battle to keep his pitch – after a U-turn from parks bosses who had threatened to turf him out.
Jonny Graham has become a popular fixture in Gosforth Central Park since his coffee cart first arrived there three years ago. The 53-year-old, who delivered essential items to people during Covid lockdowns and even opened on Christmas morning at the request of his loyal regulars, has been praised for going “above and beyond” for the community.
But park-goers were left dismayed when it emerged that Urban Green Newcastle was not going to renew his licence to trade once it expires at the end of September. Jonny had been told by the charity, which was handed control of the city’s green spaces by Newcastle City Council in 2019, that it was planning to replace him with its own pod cafe.
