Heartbreak for couple faced with closure of their High Street shop
By Nick Brownlee
A couple who opened an artisan butcher’s shop in Langholm just two years ago say they are ready to take the “gut-wrenching” decision to close down. Amanda Crossan and David Brown say rising costs, combined with a lack of footfall in the wake of Covid, have driven them to the brink of calling it a day on their dream….
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