The owner of a huge vintage and antiques emporium has been forced to shut the site down after the cost of living crisis became too much to bear.
Xchange Vintage, located in the historic Corn Exchange building in Harleston, will close its doors on June 28 after a 10-year presence in the town.
Owner Paul Allum took over the emporium last year to stop it from closing, along with his wife, who runs the building's café and tearoom.
They not only created a shopping hub but also moulded the building into a community centre with their activism and charity work with autistic adults.
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Mr Allum said: "The decision to close has been traumatic, it was meant to be a new chapter for both me and the town.
"It's been lovely developing the centre after I took it over in a bid to save it last year.
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"We've had so much support from the local community and they're devastated to see us go".
There are 27 traders and businesses there who will all be affected by the closure, something that Mr Allum has tried at all costs to avoid.
He added: "We took it over in April last year, a week before all the utility bills went up.
"With the utility bills being as high as they are, trying to manage staff payments and ongoing bills, it's no longer viable to carry on."
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