North East M&S cafe among 14 to close as statement issuedThe closure was a shock to North East shoppers. ‌The latest cafe scheduled to close is the M&S cafe located on Barn Road in Congleton, Cheshire. As M&S Food seeks to take pole position at the top of many people's grocery lists, the changes have had to be made. One of the cafe closures that impacted the North East was Bishop Auckland in County Durham. ‌It includes hundreds of new stores across England, as well as a slew of M&S Food stores in Scotland and Wales.

Source: Daily Mirror February 24, 2026 11:22 UTC