What was the last place to close permanently in your area?

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the chip shop last Saturday for me

HSBC. The nearest branch is now 15 miles away.

A Halfords.

A cake & sweet shop. I hadn't even had the chance to go in yet. :(

A Poundstretcher

It was next door to B&M and Aldi so a tough location.

That I noticed, Argos.

A library

Our local chippy & Chinese, after over 25 years with the same family.

They did close just before covid though. Never introduced deliveries or joined the likes of Just Eat, which I think against the competition around here, was the final straw.

A toddler and baby friendly café that had a soft play and ran toddler groups. Didn't survive the pandemic, I don't have toddlers so I never went in but it's quite sad as it was the only one of its kind in town.

Debenhams.

Pizza hut

Vegan cafe

Too many to mention. Our high street looks like a ghost town thanks to a proposed multimillion pound redevelopment and now covid.

A Toni & Guy hairdressers. It surprised me a bit as it always looked busy when I walked past.

A toddler play Cafe. It was a nice place where kids could play and parents could sit and have a coffee, but it was very small and fairly expensive and the few times I went, not particularly busy. So I'm not sure how much longer it would have stayed open anyway, and it closed permanently during the first lockdown

Also on the high street, Clarks and Santander.

John Lewis

The CoOp with a post office in it. In the biggest town in the county.

I think it was a little coffee shop. It was much loved in the village, but I only had one coffee there and it was disgusting so never went back.

I think the leaseholder is going to reopen. Hopefully with better coffee.

I think it was a bank two months ago, fortunately not mine.

A beauty salon.

Santander.

An independent sweet shop in my local area and Dorothy Perkins in my local shopping area.

Debenhams, and a clothes shop in never went in (Outfit?) They're sitting empty next to each other.

The Sainsburys Local! Really miss it

Disney Store

Our local Nationwide branch.