21 shops South Shields town centre has loved and lost in the last six years

Another High Street giant has sadly confirmed its impending departure from South Shields.

Following WH Smith’s announcement that it will be closing its King Street branch in October 2020, here is our photo tribute to other nationwide and local businesses to have left the town centre over the last six years.

5. Northern Threads

One of the company's two town centre stores, in Fowler Street, closed in February 2019, with owners blaming gloomy financial times and Brexit uncertainty. The company still operates from its best-known store in Ocean Road. Photo: Stu Norton

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6. Greenwoods

The menswear retailer closed in January 2019 after the company collapsed. It had reopened in 2011 following a previous closure in 2008. Photo: Tim Richardson