CO-OP has announced it is closing a branch in the heart of a Buckinghamshire village.

The British retail co-operative revealed it is closing one of its stores in Chalfont St Peter within months.

Co-op confirmed the closure was due to their lease coming to an end in the Bishops House building on Market Place.

A spokesperson for the retailer said: “Co-op regularly reviews its stores, and the difficult decision to close a store in only taken after careful consideration. In Market Place, Chalfont St Peters, our lease expires, and the store will close in March.

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“Our priority is to fully support colleagues, who have been informed, and we would like to thank the community for its support of the store. Co-op remains committed to serving Buckinghamshire communities, operating more than 30 stores across the county.”

After the March closure, the village will be left with the M&S Foodhall, Morrisons Daily, Birring Greengrocers and Chalfont Stores corner shop.  

The Co-op food store opened at the former Budgens site in September 2016.

The store made headlines in 2018 after thugs drove two vehicles through the door before stealing a cash machine. 

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