The Chocolate & Co café has just opened in Lowther Street in The Groves and is the brainchild of York entrepreneur Linda Barrie, who already runs the successful York confectionary company Choc Affair.
Staff members include a former cocaine addict and alcoholic and Linda says the idea of the café, which is being run as a charity, is to help people who struggle to find employment because of their past.
She said: "Life is not easy for a lot of people and any one of us can make a mistake."
YOU’LL FIND MORE ON THIS STORY AND OTHERS AT www.yorkpress.co.uk OR PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE NEWSPAPER ITSELF AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT

New Tesco Superstore to Open Next Week in North Yorkshire Town
NAP Pad Homelessness Accommodation to Return
Princess Anne Presents York Care Provider With Award
2026 Great Yorkshire Show Main Ring Attraction Announced
Destiny Disability Dance
Alan Carr Set to Bring New Show to York Barbican in 2027
Tadcaster Grammar School closed after girl dies in crash
Couple learn of £1m win sitting in York McDonald's


