When the ‘concrete road’ part of the A50 was opened from Uttoxeter to Blythe Bridge it signalled the begining of the end for the Checkley Rest cafe run by the Brash family. That was once very popular, and many drivers said that they would still continue to divert onto the old A50 through Tean, Fole etc to use it but of course after a while they stopped going as it wasn’t the best of roads anyway and it closed for good.
Pete.