Jobs on the menu as Shrewsbury restaurant reopens

A landmark Shrewsbury restaurant is to reopen next month under new ownership.

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Doug Blackmore will be general manager when the Bellstone restaurant reopens its doors in Shrewsbury

More than 20 jobs are being created by the reopening of The Bellstone in the town centre.

New manager Doug Blackmore will be in charge of running the business for joint owners Ian Morris, Dan Fletcher and Andrew Huffer.

About £200,000 is being poured into an ongoing renovation of the site, with the team behind the new business hoping that it will be opening to the public in early to mid-October.

It will also have 12 bedrooms for overnight guests.

Mr Blackmore said he hoped the new team would be able to restore the business to its former glory after a chequered history in the past few years, including a brief stint as an Asian restaurant.