The Plymouth cafe beloved by top comic Russell Howard has been saved from closure after the firm running it collapsed into liquidation.
The Early Bird Cafe Ltd has called in liquidators blaming rampant inflation for driving the company under.
After taking advice from insolvency experts, bosses restructured the business, saving more than 35 jobs and keeping the famous cafe, in Mayflower Street, and Mutley Plain bakery open.
A meeting of creditors has taken place but a statement of affairs, listing any debts, has yet to be published.
Owners Rob and Debbie Stander said they had no choice but to restructure because the company had become unsustainable. The cafe and bakery are now run under different companies.
The couple told PlymouthLive:…