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Newport Dessert Shop Closes Weeks After Launching Fundraiser

Credit: Sweet Charlie's

A Newport diner which had sought help from the public to stay open has closed — temporarily.

Sweet Charlie’s on the High Street will close from today (Tuesday) while the owners make a decision on the future of the business.

The news comes a short time after the late night dessert shop set up a Crowd Funder page in the hope of raising £35,000. It's so far seen donations of just over £1,500.

A social media post from the company said:

"We have decided to do this suddenly so that we still have the potential opportunity to re establish ourselves in the future.

"We are trying to contact all bookings, so please contact us if we haven’t managed to get hold of you personally.

"It’s been a truly hard decision to make but it has to be done.

"Thanks to everybody for your support and we hope we have brought lots of happiness and smiles to many of you over the time that we’ve been open."

Sweet Charlie's opened its doors to the public on the May 28, 2021.

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