The Saw Mill Café at Barton Court in Colwall closed over the summer, with owner Linda Camp, 73, blaming increased bills, national insurance contributions and changes in customer habits. "There have been rising costs on every front, including national insurance, utilities, ingredients," she said. After the pandemic ground their plans to a halt, they opened the café, initially known as the Loose Box, in 2022. "While we were waiting for that to revive, we opened the Loose Box as a café. She said it was "depressing" to have faced so many challenges and that they are looking at ways to reopen the café.