Scarborough Borough Council insists it supported Whitby's The Star Inn the Harbour restaurant.
The Star Inn the Harbour in Whitby is to close on 12 November, its owners say
A senior councillor told a full council meeting on Monday the authority had done everything it could to help.Chef and co-owner Andrew Pern claims the business was not adequately supported by the council during the pandemicfive years after it opened was taken with "a heavy heart". Mr Pern claimed "the single main reason" the restaurant was to close was "the almost utter lack of support" from Scarborough Borough Council during Covid.
"I'm sorry I can't give the figures for what they would have received, but everyone in business got free rates, no matter what size they were.Councillor Alf Abbott said 30 jobs were being lost as a result of the closure and expressed concern at negative publicity directed at the council around the perceived lack of support for the restaurant.
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