Roy's Rolls

Roy Cropper, opened his first café in 1995 at 12 Rosamund Street. This café used to belong to Jim Dawson. Roy ran the café with fellow colleague Gail Platt, until Gail decided to sell her share of Roy's Rolls in 1996, and after this Roy ran the café alone until 1998. In 1998 Roy met Hayley Patterson the two fell very much in love with each other, Roy and his new girlfriend moved into the flat above the café. Towards the end of 1998 Roy was offered 65,000 pounds from the next door bike shop for the café and the flat, Roy accepted the offer and Roy and Hayley Moved to new premises on Victoria Street. The current Roy's Rolls on Victoria Street has seen a few incidents, the first was just before the opening of the new café a water pipe burst an water went everywhere, the new Roy's Rolls did eventually open in February 1999. In mid-1999 Roy and Hayley were set to be wed, but unfortunately, Les Battersby spoiled the celebrations by tipping off the press about Hayley being Trans-sexual, Roy was furious with Les for ruining the festivities. Roy and Hayley were married in the café on 21st April 1999. In late 2007, Hayley left Weatherfield to do charitable work in Africa. In early 2008 Hayley returned, after seeing the changes she decided to go back to Africa but Hayley resented going back to Africa.