Newbury's River Island shop to close

Fashion retailer announces it will leave the town next month

FASHION retailer River Island has announced it will be closing its Newbury store next month.

A sign in the window of the shop says it will shut its doors for the last time at 6pm on Saturday, February 9.

The two closest River island stores to Newbury are in The Oracle shopping centre in Reading and The Orchard Centre in Didcot.

The store says it currently has no plans to relocate elsewhere in the town.