THE ROTHLEY POST YOUR FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
MAY/JUN 2016
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No. 118
Parish councillor retires A ROTHLEY parish councillor has retired after 20 years. Brian Popple (82) of Grangefields Drive attended his last parish council meeting in April where chairman Percy Hartsorn thanked him for his many years of service. Brian said: “At 82 I think I’ve been here long enough and it’s time for younger people with new ideas. “I’ve enjoyed helping the village. As chairman of the planning committee for many years I Pic: Brian Popple hope I’ve done my bit for the village in that respect – we’ve not always won our case but we’ve done our best.”
Pic: Harry Murphy of Dolce & Verde
Rothley business growing THE OWNER of a successful Rothley coffee shop is excited to be opening a second store in Leicester City Centre. Harry Murphy opened his first business, Dolce & Verde, on Woodgate two years ago. “Rothley is a wonderful place to be in business and we have been hugely fortunate to have built a customer base that has helped us grow and improve our brand over these last two years” he said. “Our new flagship store on Belvoir Street in the city centre is a great challenge, not just in terms of launching another branch but in refurbishing the site to bring back all the original features. “There are many challenges in opening any business in the city centre but we are optimistic that people are going to like what we have up our sleeves.” He added: “It’s a nice position to be in as a business owner, that our customers care and take an interest in our staff and our products and we hope to continue that culture in our new store. “Rothley is the home ground for Dolce & Verde, it’s where we formed and really is the reason we are able to look at another store, because the people of Rothley have been – amongst many things – patient, friendly and loyal, and we appreciate that more than we can say. “The simple mission we have with all of our customers is to present them with excellent coffee and food, and we aim to do that in interesting and comfortable surroundings. The real goal is to make customers feel at home because to us, the coffee shop is our home, it’s where we spend most of our time and usually it’s what we are talking about when
we’re not there too! We hope that Dolce customers can really feel the bond that we have with our business, and in turn feel at home too.” The new Leicester branch at 31 Bel-
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voir Street will be four times the size of the Rothley shop and will have a similar menu, offering coffee, breakfasts, wraps, paninis, patisserie and bagels. The next issue of
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