https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93p890wy0jo
A businessman is to transform a former pub into a three-storey food hall to give people “a reason to come back to the high street”.
Sandeep Singh has taken over the lease of the former Yates pub in Tower Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, and modelled his plans on a food hall credited with transforming the fortunes of the High Street in Altrincham in Greater Manchester.
Mr Singh, 48, said the Tower Street Food Hall had signed up local chefs to offer a variety of food from South Indian and pizza to vegan burgers alongside bars.
“When I came to Ipswich, I liked the feel of the place; I didn’t understand the negativity I saw online, and I found this beautiful building, and I felt really positive,” he said.