Sadness as Harrogate shop closes in face of 'Covid effect'

An independent Harrogate shop has been forced to close after nearly three decades by what it described as the terrible impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on business.
By Graham Chalmers
Published 29th Oct 2020, 16:52 BST
Updated 29th Oct 2020, 17:21 BST
The writing's on the door - The sign sadly announcing that this independent Harrogate shop has had to close.The writing's on the door - The sign sadly announcing that this independent Harrogate shop has had to close.
The writing's on the door - The sign sadly announcing that this independent Harrogate shop has had to close.

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Prior to the virus outbreak and the virtual ban on foreign travel, Number One Travel agency had operated successfully for 27 years offering the widest range of travel and related services at competitive prices in the travel and holiday sector.

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Located on Tower Street in Harrogate, this truly independent ABTA/ATOL travel agent says it tried everything to survive this crisis-torn year and the drastically shrunken travel sector and that this was a very "sad day" for all concerned.

Despite what it said were the incredible efforts of its "superb staff", the owners had been forced to take the difficult decision to cease trading.

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