In 2007 we had yet another coffee shop on the scene  - and the second in the same building. The Aroma Cafe Bar opened up on the remaining trade outlet at Chatterton House, next to Costa - at the front of the old Lamb Hotel building.

October 2007: Ginger and Pickles, in Mill Street, was awarded membership status of the United Kingdom Tea Council - only the second outlet in Cheshire to do so.

March 2008: Harvey's in The Cocoa Yard has a new owner and is now called Libby's Lunches (picture), Libby being the former manager of the shop before it was sold. I understand that the Harvey's shop in Pepper Street is under new ownership but retaining the name, as is Harvey's Bar in High Street - which advertises "morning coffee". (See July 2009 below).

April 2008: I hear that Morrison's supermarket is now seeking permission to erect an extension to house a coffee shop. How ironic when you consider that one of the first things that Morrison's did when they took over the store was to close an existing coffee shop and move the pharmacy and newspaper stall into it, in a store revamp. I understand that 50 car parking spaces will be lost if the plan is approved. Morrisons allow customers 90 minutes free parking, giving them time to pop into town after stocking up in the store. UPDATE: This didn't happen.

April 2008: An application has been received to turn a charming house on the corner of Pillory Street and Pall Mall into a coffee bar and venue for meetings by local groups. It has no parking spaces - just the Waterlode car park across Pillory Street. Pupils walking home from Brine Leas School in Audlem Road have been cited as potential customers. 

July 2009: Libby's Lunches is now a children's shoe shop, called Lollipops.

2010: The house on the corner of Pillory Street and Pall Mall opened as Munundry's, a cafe and therapy centre (left).

April 2010: One of the last antiques shops in town has become a coffee and tea shop. Not a cafe, Tea Leaves and Coffee Beans in Hospital Street sells the beverages for making at home. Michelle Rogers and Adam Wool opened the shop on Good Friday after failing to find the tea and coffee they wanted in town. One of the items on sale is a medium strength coffee called Dabber's Blend.