West side restaurant plan on track

The appearance of a "To Let" sign outside the Broca Food Market on Mantle Road has caused widespread panic among BCers desperate to see the plan to turn it into a restaurant come to fruition. But the sign is actually for the unit next door, the dry cleaner, which is now available, with use class A1.

The new tenants of the BFM did suffer a setback when their chef pulled out a few months ago, forcing them to pivot away from an antipodean fusion restaurant towards an equally ambitious bakehouse / pizzeria concept. They plan to open in September.

Meanwhile, if anyone has been thinking of opening a shop in the area, the unit next door is now available...