Iconic high street chain to shut 100-year-old flagship store forever as shoppers lament ‘end of an era’

AN ICONIC high street has announced the closure of its 100-year-old flagship store for good as devastated shoppers cry that it’s the “end of an era”.

Frasers Group, which owns the former Binns store on High Row, has confirmed that its Darlington branch will permanently close in December.

Earlier this year, reports indicated that bosses were uncertain about the store’s...