Over 65,000 sign petition to save pitch of Tamworth TikTok star Spudman

<p>Jacket potato seller, who has 4 million followers, says the council want to replace him with a flower bed</p><p>More than 65,000 people have signed a petition urging a council to reinstate the pitch of <a href="https://spudman.co.uk/">a wildly popular jacket potato seller</a>.</p><p>Spudman, also known as Ben Newman, has 4 million followers on TikTok who watch as he serves potatoes with generous toppings that include cheese, beans, tuna mayonnaise and chicken curry. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@spudarmy/video/7471200983117303062?lang=en">One customer asked for his bag of Chilli Heatwave Doritos to be topped up</a> with cheese, minced beef, nacho cheese sauce, crispy onions and honey.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/17/over-65000-sign-petition-to-save-pitch-of-tamworth-tiktok-star-spudman">Continue reading...</a>