THE owners of one of Tynedale’s best-known hotels are taking it onto the road after investing £170,000 in three new street food vans.

The Angel Inn at Corbridge already operates the Angelfish hospitality van, which serves the same high-quality fish and chips offered at the Angelfish shop that opened in the historic pub’s outbuildings in 2014.

And it is now further extending its brand by launching 72 Angels & Burgers, which offers street food including char-grilled burgers made from freshly ground Northumbrian beef and lamb; Posh Box, a converted horse box which serves bespoke coffee, crepes and cakes; and Moroni Pizza Shack, which offers freshly-made pizzas cooked in a clay oven.

All the Angel street food vans are set up to offer restaurant-quality food using only the best local produce, and will primarily be targeted at corporate events and private functions around North-East England.

Three new full-time jobs have been created as part of setting up and running the new project, with teams of casual staff also being employed at each event. More than 100 invited guests tried out all the Angel’s new food offerings at a successful test event at the start of July, and contracts have already been secured for a number of events in the coming months including Taste Tynedale, Burgham Horse Trials and Stamfordham Village Fair, as well as for several corporate and private functions.

The Angel Inn offers seven bedrooms and a self-contained apartment as well as a bar, lounge and barn restaurant, and has seen its overall turnover almost double to around £2.5m since coming under new management in 2011, with staff numbers rising to now reach 53.

Kevin Laing, managing director at the Angel Inn, said: “The Angel’s reputation for high quality food is well established and respected, and it makes sense to maximise the use we make of it by widening the range and availability of the food that we offer.

“Street food is all about fun, and we want to over-deliver on expectations.”

More information on the new venture can be found online at www.angelstreetfood.com