Pair trade glamour for daily grind at city cafe

FROM TV AND HOLLYWOOD TO RUNNING COFFEE SHOP

- WILLIAM TELFORD

A PLYMOUTH couple have swapped glamorous careers in TV and Hollywood movies to run a rustic coffee shop in the heart of the city. Jill Penfold and Justin Lord are both fitness experts with a CV containing television and film work.

But they are now running the newly-opened Millfields Coffee and Food cafe in a bijou building that was once a gardener's storeroom.

The couple started trading last month but have already carried out an entire revamp of the inside of the humble hut, making it a must-visit establishment inside the walls of Stonehouse's former Royal Navy hospital.

"It's booming," said Justin. "It's about a heritage preserved and a community revitalised, blending the site's fascinating history with modern-day convenience.