NHS waiting lists and the number of people stuck in A&E for over four hours rose across England in April - and now you can see how they have grown at your trust over the last 13 years.
03.06.2024 - 19:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Greater Manchester cafe that has become a 'lifeline' for the community it serves, has announced its closure. Staff at a cafe in Oldham have said they are 'heartbroken' to close the doors after 18 months.
The Woodlands Cafe based at Dunwood Park in Shaw, Oldham first opened on Halloween 2022, with the team hosting a big opening party for the local area. The eatery, which describes itself as a 'community based cafe' that is 'open to everyone', said it 'couldn't go on' due to the rising costs of food and 'other factors'.
The team behind the cafe have two other sites in Greater Manchester, one within The Willows Dementia Hub in Rochdale and the second at Hollingworth Lake. Both these sites will remain open.
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In a post shared to its Facebook page over the weekend, staff at The Woodlands Cafe at Dunwood Park wrote: "It's with great sadness we are having to write this post, unfortunately our beloved cafe has had to close its doors for one final time. Due to the rising costs of food and other factors we just couldn't go on.
"The entire team are absolutely heartbroken as we absolutely loved Dunwood Park. You welcomed us and made us feel at home and we can’t thank you enough.
"Myself and Lee will be at the cafe on Monday to start clearing out so if you’d like to pop in and see us we would like that."
The post was accompanied by several photos and a sign off from the entire team working at the cafe. In the comments, the cafe responded to numerous people expressing their sadness at the news, and said they hoped something could be done.
Many of the comments came from people who had benefitted directly from the support and services
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