Beloved Brixton newsagent shuts after 36 years over doubling rent costs

Pritesh Patel inside his kiosk, which will close this Friday after 36 years (Pic: Patrycja Zaras/Metro)

Interviewing Pritesh Patel, co-owner of the Brixton Station newsagent, feels like an impossible task.

Even in the quieter stretch after lunch, the conversation is interrupted every minute or so.

A customer steps forward to pay. A familiar face leans in to say how sorry they are to see the shop go. There is no such thing as a quiet moment here.

Today, Pritesh and his brother...