{"id":135059,"date":"2023-12-06T07:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135059"},"modified":"2023-12-06T07:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:25:31","slug":"i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOZENS of customers at a beloved English antique store and tea room have been left heartbroken by the news their favourite shop must close due to "extortionate" bill increases.<\/p>\n

The Cornstore Emporium and Tearoom at Pulborough will shut its doors for good at the end of February next<\/span> year.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Owner Helen Johnson thanked her customers for their loyalty over the three years since she took over the business in June 2020.<\/p>\n

She said: "With a very heavy heart I can confirm my business The Cornstore Emporium & tearoom is sadly leaving at the end of February.<\/p>\n

"My lease was up for renewal and after seeing the terms of the new lease we decided that we could not continue, the personal risks involved heavily outweigh the financial gain for us."<\/p>\n

Cornstore Emporium was only recently refurbished and transformed into an "antiques, gifts, and lifestyle" store, with a tea room serving up delicious breakfasts, light lunches, and a selection of homemade cakes.<\/p>\n

Read more on shop closures<\/h2>\n

<\/picture>SHUT SHOP <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018What a waste of time\u2019 as high street retailer owned by Mike Ashley to close<\/h3>\n

<\/picture>SHUTTERS DOWN <\/span><\/p>\n

Huge coffee chain with 3,800 stores to close city centre branch in weeks<\/h3>\n

Its customers have now come out in droves in support of Helen and to express their disappointment over the shop's closure.<\/p>\n

One person wrote on Facebook: "That is exceptionally sad news. So sorry."<\/p>\n

Another said: "Im so sad to read this. Your shop is one of my most favourite places to visit. You'll be missed."<\/p>\n

Someone else wrote: "So so sorry to see you go. Love everything about the Cornstore. Unique in every way. Good luck with whatever you do – I\u2019m secretly hoping you find somewhere else locally to make special."<\/p>\n

Most read in Money<\/h2>\n

<\/picture>CASH BACK <\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Lewis warns MILLIONS could be owed money – and explains how to reclaim it<\/h3>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/picture>GET SHEDDY <\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve been given a WEEK to demolish my sheds even though neighbours love them<\/h3>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/picture>SPUD DEAL <\/span><\/p>\n

I tested supermarket Christmas crisps – I could eat the winners all-year round<\/h3>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/picture>SHOP TO IT <\/span><\/p>\n

UK’s cheapest supermarket this month revealed – where to do YOUR big Xmas shop<\/h3>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

And another: "I hate it when great local places close, villages need these things to remain vibrant and strong. I don't live in Pulborough anymore but this is a very sad day for you all. Good luck in the future."<\/p>\n

Helen explained she and the team at Cornstore Emporium and Tearoom had faced "many challenges" in the past three years – from road closures to bridge repairs and parking problems.<\/p>\n

The "extortionate" rise in utility bills, paired with the "ever-increasing threat of flooding", was the straw that broke the camel's back.<\/p>\n

Helen said: "We have survived all of these and come out even stronger, we have enjoyed every minute, but there comes a time when the head has to overrule the heart.<\/p>\n

"Hopefully someone shall continue a similar style of business at the property as we know how important it is for the village of Pulborough and as far as we are aware there are no plans to develop the building.<\/p>\n

"Myself and my amazing Cornstore family of staff and traders would like to thank everyone who has shown us such loyalty, love & support over the last few years. We shall miss you & also our many furry friends terribly."<\/p>\n

It comes amid a number of other devastating closures, including that of popular Harry Potter<\/span> shop Potteries Potions in\u00a0Stoke-on-Trent.<\/p>\n

The shutters will come down for the final time in January.<\/p>\n

Scope charity shop on Northbrook Street in\u00a0Newbury\u00a0has announced it will\u00a0close its doors on December 2.<\/p>\n

The charity shop chain used to have over 200 stores across England and\u00a0Wales\u00a0but now just 190 are listed on its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n

<\/picture>CYCLONE FEARS <\/span><\/p>\n

I'm A Celeb on 'high alert' as category three cyclone may ruin challenge<\/h3>\n

<\/picture>\u2018It\u2019s your fault\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n

Mum gets shamed as she reveals her boujee daughter\u2019s \u00a35k Christmas list<\/h3>\n

The retailer has said the\u00a0cost of living crisis\u00a0coupled with the pandemic has put huge pressure on its trading.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOZENS of customers at a beloved English antique store and tea room have been left heartbroken by the news their…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DOZENS of customers at a beloved English antique store and tea room have been left heartbroken by the news their…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/antique-store-tearoom-announced-closure-864349698.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/\",\"name\":\"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc9aeefdadf991087d66599cfc40c8d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/category\/lifestyle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/\",\"name\":\"bluemull\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc9aeefdadf991087d66599cfc40c8d\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51ffec31290e6ad73871db09a74770ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51ffec31290e6ad73871db09a74770ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull","og_description":"DOZENS of customers at a beloved English antique store and tea room have been left heartbroken by the news their…","og_url":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/","og_site_name":"bluemull","article_published_time":"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/antique-store-tearoom-announced-closure-864349698.jpg"}],"author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/","url":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/","name":"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun - bluemull","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-06T07:25:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc9aeefdadf991087d66599cfc40c8d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-seeing-you-go-cry-locals-as-extortionate-bill-rises-force-beloved-tea-room-and-antique-store-to-close-the-sun\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lifestyle","item":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/category\/lifestyle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"\u2018I hate seeing you go\u2019 cry locals as \u2018extortionate\u2019 bill rises force beloved tea room and antique store to close | The Sun"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/","name":"bluemull","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc9aeefdadf991087d66599cfc40c8d","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51ffec31290e6ad73871db09a74770ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51ffec31290e6ad73871db09a74770ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135059"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135060,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135059\/revisions\/135060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}