Mr Newman, who has more than four million followers on the social media platform, had threatened to leave Tamworth market after 22 years with a petition fast approaching 100,000 to keep the business at his current pitch.
Stephen Gabriel, Chief Executive for Tamworth Borough Council, told The Independent they had met this morning to discuss Spudman’s future in the town.
A market trader who has gone viral for his stacked jacket potatoes has spoken of his relief after a council boss reportedly apologised to him as the social media star battles to keep the pitch he’s held for more than 22 years.
Ben Newman, 39, known on TikTok as Spudman, has been serving up piping hot potatoes overflowing with toppings from his trailer in Tamworth, Staffordshire since he was 18-years-old.
In his latest TikTok, Mr Newman provided an update on his productive meeting with Tamworth council’s chief executive calling him a “very nice bloke”.
