Sign on front of Walsall cafe provides update amid fears for its future
Rumours have been laid to rest over the future of a Walsall cafe which dates back to the 1960s as a sign confirms its reopening date.
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Digby's Cafe on Lower Hall Lane will reopen on April 22 following a temporary closure.
It has been serving customers in Walsall town centre since 1962.
A sign spotted on the wall of the cafe on Thursday read "Digby's reopening Monday 22nd."
It comes as hundreds of people have taken to social media to speculate over the future of the site, as many saw its shutters down and feared the worst.
Writing on Facebook, one man posted: "Digby's Cafe closed down. Another one bites the dust, sad times."
Hundreds of comments then flooded in, as people reminisced over old times at the cafe.
One woman wrote: "Oh no, that's so sad. Although I no longer live in Walsall I have very happy memories of the Digby when I was a child in the 60s.
"In recent years I have always popped in for a bacon sandwich. Such a shame after all those years."
Another man added it was "another painful wound" to the town.
One man wrote: "Every Saturday morning with my nan shopping down Walsall as a kid we would go in here."
A second post has since been made to the Walsall In Pictures Facebook group to showcase the sign on the cafe's wall and squash earlier rumours.
The promise of its reopening was met with relief by many, as one woman commented it was "brilliant news" whilst another added it was "great".
The Express & Star has approached Digby's Cafe for comment.
