Campaigners fighting for the facility say it is a 'fallacy' that the local council has been negotiating with them
Story at a glance Campaigners fighting for a Nottinghamshire café providing jobs to people with disabilities say their local council has "never" negotiated with them as their dispute looks likely to end up in court. The Rumbles Community Café, based on Sutton Lawn in Sutton-in-Ashfield, has been serving the area for over 15 years.
A spokesperson for Ashfield District Council said: "The council has negotiated with Rumbles through their appointed solicitor and surveyor for almost 12 months to agree new terms following the ending of the existing agreement. Rumbles have been paying a vastly reduced market rate for several years but because of the reduction in Government funding for local services, the council can no longer afford to subsidise a profitable commercial café.
"The new lease also stated the café would have to take on the maintenance of the entire building, but that includes historical issues that the council hasn't fixed for years, such as the roof needing to be replaced. The lease would also mean the café managing the council's toilet blocks. Ashfield's Conservative MP Lee Anderson has repeatedly called for a public meeting in recent weeks with Councillor Jason Zadrozny, the leader of Ashfield District Council, about the future of Rumbles in Sutton. Reacting to the council's latest statement, Mr Anderson said: "This is a shocking response from the Ashfield Independent-led council who are now pleading poverty after I secured over £70 million for them [from the Government's Levelling Up Fund].
Mr Anderson claimed the latter two measures represented "more than enough to keep Rumbles open and leave about 200 grand in change." Jas Hundal, the executive director for place at Ashfield District Council said: "We are disappointed with the outcome of the negotiations with the existing operator of the café.
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