WHSmith shutting beloved branch TODAY as brand to disappear off high street forever 

WHSMITH is shutting a beloved branch today ahead of the brand disappearing off the high street forever.

The 232 year-old British business is pulling the shutters one last time on its store in Doncaster’s Frenchgate shopping centre.

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It had been a long-standing part of Doncaster’s high street, having opened when the Frenchgate was first built in 1968.

Locals have branded the move as a “disgrace” as they prepare for the loss of the store.