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Glasgow Live
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Amy Duffy

Newsagent closes after 50 years amid 'nightmare roadworks' as community rally to save it

A newsagent owner has closed his business after roadworks reduced so much foot traffic the shop was losing over £6,000 a month.

Scottish Water are undertaking works which have led to four-way traffic lights and road closure signs being placed on Braidholm Road in Giffnock, right outside Frankie's newsagents.

Business owner Ian McNeill has had the shop for the last seven years, but it's been a staple of the community for around 50 years. Ian says that due to the works, footfall is down by a third and the business is no longer sustainable.

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