WHAT a great shame that this coming Friday Americano's café in the Lauries Centre will close its doors for the final time.

Americano’s has proved the rule that reasonably priced, quality home-cooked food is a recipe for success – how strange then that our glorious council has seen fit to end the café’s tenure in order to “make better use” of the space it occupies.

Come on council – what do you think you are doing – it’s outlets like Americano’s you should be encouraging into this town, not chucking them out!

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