Petition launched to save popular Didsbury restaurant after owners confirm closure

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A popular pizza restaurant has confirmed it will close its doors for good, prompting fans to launch a petition to save it. The owners of Croma on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury confirmed the news in a statement and said the last service would be on Wednesday, May 10.

In the statement, owners said it was with a "heavy heart" that the Didsbury branch of the popular pizza restaurant would be closing, but added it wanted to make "good use" of the time left and would be issuing anyone who dines at the restaurant in Didsbury with a loyalty card to be redeemed at its remaining sites.

Last year, Croma's flagship city centre restaurant shuttered after 22 years, leading to 28 staff members being made redundant.

It was the first of the chain's four restaurants to open back in 2000, and was tucked behind Albert Square. The chain still operates two other sites in Chorlton and Prestwich. Read more: Iconic Northern Quarter shop Oi Polloi set to close as owners plan rebrand In a statement provided to the Manchester Evening News, a spokesperson for Croma said: "It is with heavy heart we must announce that our restaurant in Didsbury will close its doors on Wednesday 10th May 2023 when our lease expires. "We’re determined to put what time we have left to good use and we of course want to invite each and every one of our lovely and loyal customers to visit and dine with us before the final curtain comes down in Didsbury. "We know you’re all head over heels in love with our gourmet pizzas, oven baked dishes of loveliness and, of course, our wonderful staff who have looked after you for the last 9 years.