Blaenllechau: empty shops
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Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 18 Feb 2008
On 27 February 2008 the post office will close down and, probably, resemble its two neighbours – boarded up and lifeless. It is difficult to think of a kind of shop that might open here and thrive.