Café staff say they had only been able to stay open due to donations of stock from the public
By Greig Watson & Christina MasseyA community café has become the latest victim of cuts at a Derbyshire council despite donations to keep it open.
Staveley Town Council confirmed last month it had a £400,000 deficit and would be cutting staff and services. Staveley Hall Cafe closed after redundancies were confirmed, and staff revealed it had only managed in recent weeks due to public donations. While being paid in "dribs and drabs", staff had accepted gifts of stock but on Friday were told to close the doors.
A majority decision by the town council last week led to the closure of the facility with the loss of 10 posts and numerous redundancies among the authority's wider staff."We have relied on donations from the public, without them we wouldn't have been able to stay open," she said.She said she had been doing split shifts when needed - working at the café during the day and the Speedwell Rooms function venue at night.
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