When a local shop closes down it can be traumatic for the community, but it can also be a chance for the next owner to bring a budget and their creativity to a site and transform it into a thriving business and home once again.
The General Stores in Mathry, Pembrokeshire, closed around 2009 but even up until then it was an intriguing place, with much of the interior almost exactly the same as the days when it was open many decades previously. It was the type of 'sells everything' store reminiscent of days gone by that are now such a rarity.
With the bright red post box nestled into its wall and the former phone box, now a community library, standing guard at the front door, the property is a distinctive building in the centre of the village and has become somewhat well-known, being snapped by passers-by hungry for finding social media content for their channels and platforms.
