Woolworths stores closure dates set
All Shropshire and Mid Wales's 10 Woolworths stores are set to close by January 5 at a cost of hundreds of jobs, administrators announced today. All Shropshire and Mid Wales's 10 Woolworths stores are set to close by January 5 at a cost of hundreds of jobs, administrators announced today. A total of 807 Woolworths shops in the UK look set to cease trading in the next two weeks because of the credit crunch. Administrators Deloitte had already announced that the Whitchurch and Newport outlets would be the first to shut in the region when they close their doors for the last time on Saturday. Deloitte said today the region's remaining stores will shut on either December 30, January 2 or January 5. The administrators announced earlier this month that all the stores in the UK would close unless a buyer was found. No buyer has yet come forward and today the administrators announced when each store was set to close. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star