A family-run restaurant in Delph has announced it has closed for good.

La Rustica Pizzeria, which stood in Saddleworth Business Centre on Huddersfield Road for seven years, cooked Italian cuisine for its customers, including homemade pizzas and pasta.

In a series of posts, owner Lorenzo Porta has revealed it has been forced to close its doors for good.

An announcement on social media read: "La Rustica has now ceased to trade and it is with sadness and regret that I must inform you of this."

Mr Porta said he has been left with "no income" and is "devastated".

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It comes after in September last year, Mr Porta said the restaurant had been forced to temporarily close to diners after staff "failed to turn up to shifts".

In a post on social media, the restaurant criticised its employees for being "immune to the damage they inflict on small businesses, especially ones like ours who are struggling to survive in any event".

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