When one store closes, another store opens

A profoundly felt eulogy for a greengrocer in Ashburton, Devon

Last weekend my local fruit and veg shop closed its door for the last time. Mike and Jonathon Tidball ran the business from the early 80s, and a bit of research revealed that two previous generations of Tidballs ran the grocers in a nearby town. I was deeply sad – it represented the end of an era. It was a quiet ending – but many townsfolk had clearly b…