Owner of Bexhill café confirms closure

The owner of a café in Bexhill said he was saddened to announce its closure after ten years in the town.

No.48, in Devonshire Road, Bexhill, will be closing at the end of August.

Owner Andy Rimmer said: “I have been trying to negotiate with the landlord but I have not been able to renew a lease.

“It’s a delicate situation but when I signed a lease ten years ago I knew this day would come.

“I have been trying to find a favourable outcome for all of us – the landlord included, but he wanted something that I couldn’t commit to.

“I informed all the staff first – about ten days, two weeks ago – and then I put out a notice to the public this week.”

Andy said a number of customers said they were upset to see the business closing, calling it the ‘centre of the community’.