Popular town centre store to close for good after 125 years in another blow to high street

A POPULAR high street store is set to close its doors for good, after 125 years in business, in another huge blow to the high street.

The family-run newsagents touched the lives of many in the century and a quarter it was in business, so much so that 80 former employees returned to the store for a huge send-off.

GettyA combination of rising business costs, a shift towards online shopping and the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, have all been blamed for the death of the high street[/caption] GoogleBurrows...