JennySeymour published Westcott village shop and post office closes down as competition...

The owners of a village shop and post office in Westcott thought to date to 1780 are selling up and closing the business, after no buyer came forward to take it on.Harry and Naina Chavda have run Balchin's Store in Guildford Road for nearly 28 years. The post office closed last Wednesday (December 21) and the couple will cash up the shop's tills for the last time on Friday (December 30).The couple will miss the "marvellous" community, but say growing competition, particularly from...

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