A15 lay-by safety fears mean Higgsy's burger shed must move

A family-run burger business is no longer allowed to trade from an A-road lay-by following claims it has "outgrown" the site. Higgsy's burger shed on the A15 at Norman Cross in Yaxley, near Peterborough, was set up by Adam Miller and his partner Amber Higgs in a converted shipping container in 2022. Their licence has been refused, with a Huntingdonshire District Council licensing sub-committee finding there were "serious health and safety concerns regarding number of people using facility and condition of lay-by". At an appeal hearing on Tuesday, Miller said the business had not "outgrown the lay-by at all", adding: "We're being punished for being relatively successful." The council had initially refused to renew Higgsy's licence in February after Cambridgeshire County Council's highways team deemed the site unsuitable for trade. It was also noted that queues of vehicles regularly extended on to the road, creating a danger to other drivers. During this week's appeal hearing, George Hay, from the county council, said the business had "ceased to be just an outlet for selling burgers – [it] became a destination", and that it was "becoming more popular by the day". The hearing was also