Sweet shop boss fired!
The manager of a chocolate shop has been forced to leave Barrow-in-Furness after he outraged locals by branding it rough and boring in an online diary. The town has over 50,000 inhabitants and is a centre of excellence for nuclear submarines.
Steve Beall, 20, moved from his home town to run the new cafe in Thorntons in Barrow-in-Furness. However, his comments about the town on a weblog so annoyed local residents they descended on the shop and the police had to be called. He has now left his post and the head of the chocolate firm has apologised.
When vandals smashed the shop window before it even opened, Mr Beall vented his frustration on a popular file sharing website. He said the town was rough and boring, and had no idea how people could bear to live in it. When the comments were printed in a local paper, residents visited the shop and invited him to go elsewhere.
Mr Beall has now left the town, and Thorntons has apologised to its residents.
Mike Davies, chief executive, said: "On behalf of Thorntons, I would like to apologise for the disparaging comments made by one of our employees about the town of Barrow-in-Furness.
"These comments do not reflect the company's views or those of its other employees."
Councillor Terry Waiting, leader of Barrow Council's Labour group said that Barrow was a very friendly place.
"It's a town that's like a big village, everyone knows everyone else.
"There's also a great location near the sea and the Lake District. It's the best place God made."
BBC story here.
Steve Beall, 20, moved from his home town to run the new cafe in Thorntons in Barrow-in-Furness. However, his comments about the town on a weblog so annoyed local residents they descended on the shop and the police had to be called. He has now left his post and the head of the chocolate firm has apologised.
When vandals smashed the shop window before it even opened, Mr Beall vented his frustration on a popular file sharing website. He said the town was rough and boring, and had no idea how people could bear to live in it. When the comments were printed in a local paper, residents visited the shop and invited him to go elsewhere.
Mr Beall has now left the town, and Thorntons has apologised to its residents.
Mike Davies, chief executive, said: "On behalf of Thorntons, I would like to apologise for the disparaging comments made by one of our employees about the town of Barrow-in-Furness.
"These comments do not reflect the company's views or those of its other employees."
Councillor Terry Waiting, leader of Barrow Council's Labour group said that Barrow was a very friendly place.
"It's a town that's like a big village, everyone knows everyone else.
"There's also a great location near the sea and the Lake District. It's the best place God made."
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