'There used to be three bookshops in the town'
The owner of a Ribble Valley bookshop is leaving his current site and looking for new options, claiming Clitheroe town centre property rents and other factors make running a shop there difficult.
"It is a massive shame for Clitheroe. which now faces having no dedicated bookshop. But I have tried everything to keep the shop going and it has proved very difficult. There are a few factors in my decision including rents for shops, which are increasingly too high and a significant part of the problem.
"I have customers who come to the bookshop from Manchester, Lancaster and Bolton. If the bookshop disappears, that's one less reason for people to visit. Clitheroe needs a good mix of shops if we're going to keep attracting people in future. Mr Hamer said the past three years have included the legacy of the covid pandemic and, more recently, town centre road and pavement upgrades in Clitheroe. Shops, cafes and pubs had suffered disruption through these different periods, he said.
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