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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Full list of bargain retail chain set to shut Scots stores for good – with massive closing down sale launched
Read on to check out some of the incredible bargains SHUTTERS DOWN Full list of bargain retail chain set to shut Scots stores for good – with massive closing down sale launched Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE Original Factory Shop is closing several Scottish stores as a closing-down sale is launched. The discount department store has slashed the prices on everything, from clothing to gardening tools to toys. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 The Original Factory Shop in Peterhead Credit: Savills 4 The bargain retailer has a store in Perth Credit: Shepherd Chartered Surveyors 4 The popular chain has an outlet in Arbroath Credit: Shepherd Chartered Surveyors Clothing rails have been tagged with percentage-off signs as high as 30 per cent off. TOFS in Cupar, Fife, is packed with pretty dresses, linen pieces, and jeans. Elsewhere in Scotland, branches in Perth, Arbroath and Peterhead will pull the shutters down for the final time on June 28. And the chain is also selling stores north of the border, including in Nairn, Troon, Blairgowrie and Castle Douglas. There are also huge discounts across all footwear in the store - from trainers to heels. Over in the men's section, there is an abundance of polo shirts, gym vests, and t-shirts. SCOTTISH CLOSURES CLOSURES: Perth Arbroath Peterhead Cupar FOR SALE: Nairn, Troon Blairgowrie Castle Douglas It's worth stocking up on cleaning products and household essentials as they have a 10 per cent reduction on the price. For those sweet-toothed shoppers, there are plenty of deals across all confectionery. Photos of the sale went on the Cupar store's Facebook with the caption: "Up to 11 TOFS stores are already to set to close this month, including sites across Worcestershire, Durham and Cumbria." Meanwhile, another five stores across Nairn, Market Drayton, Troon, Blairgowrie and Castle Douglas have been placed up for sale. End of an Era: Aldo's Iconic Chip Shop Closes After 30 Years The Original Factory Shop has told The Sun that negotiations are ongoing with landlords - making it unclear whether these shops will remain open. It comes as part of a major restructuring carried out by new owner Modella Capital with a number of loss-making stores having to close as result. Over June nine of these stores will close, including sites in Dorest and Durham. Another site in Middlewich is also set to close however a date is yet to be confirmed.
Scottish Sun
12-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
The ‘gorgeous' £10 buy that provides pretty colour and lights up your garden or terrace ‘all-year long'
Scroll down to discover how your garden can boost your home's value FLORAL FIND The 'gorgeous' £10 buy that provides pretty colour and lights up your garden or terrace 'all-year long' SHOPPERS are racing to snap up a set of string lights designed to brighten up outdoor spaces while blending in with softer garden aesthetics. These LED string lights adorned with warm white bulbs and artificial pink roses offer a simple way to introduce light and colour to gardens. Advertisement 3 The Original Factory Shop has over 180 stores across the UK Credit: Alamy 3 These string includes integrated LEDs Credit: The Original Factory Shop Retailing for £10 at The Original Factory Shop, the LED rose string lights promise to suffuse gardens, terraces and gazebos with warmer hues. The product description reads: "It's a great no-fuss addition to any garden, terrace or gazebo, providing light in those darker corners and colour all year long." The faux foliage and rose detailing aim to replicate the look of real climbing plants without the maintenance. While not a replacement for outdoor lighting, the set can be a low-effort ambient addition to a space. Advertisement The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) is a British discount department store chain established in 1969 by Peter Black. Its first store opened in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and it originally sold surplus soap produced by one of Black's factories. TOFS today operates over 180 stores across the UK. It comes as an expert revealed to The Sun seven ways to make a garden look bigger. Advertisement One easy method is to create zones, according to Ivana Agustina, Head of Project Management at ShrubHub, an online landscape design service. 6 ways to get rid of slugs and snails Agustina said: "The human brain perceives multiple small experiences as more substantial than one uniform space. 'By dividing your garden into zones – perhaps a dining area, a lounge space, and a planting section – visitors mentally 'travel' through your garden, making it feel much bigger.' Another approach is to train climbing plants to grow up trellises or along walls. Advertisement Agustina explained: "Vertical gardening is both practical and visually expanding. 'By drawing the eye upward with wall-mounted planters, trellises with climbing plants, or tall, narrow planters, you create height that makes the garden feel more spacious.' Meanwhile, Gardener's World recently named trumpet vines (Campsis) as one of the best plants for covering walls and fences that are an eyesore. Garden features that add the most value to a house A well-kept garden can add anywhere between 5-20% to the value of a property. carried out a study and consulted 36 estate agents, garden designers and property professionals from across the UK. And the experts revealed the garden feature which adds the most value to a property is a shed. Shed - 82% Patio or paving - 76% Secure fencing, walls or gates - 72% Outdoor lighting - 66% Sturdy decking - 62% Water features eg. fountain or pond - 58% Modern garden furniture - 54% Artificial lawn/grass - 40% These deciduous climbers produce striking tubular flowers in shades of red, orange or yellow, typically that bloom from late summer into autumn. Advertisement Known for their rapid growth, they can quickly cover trellises or frameworks, though experts recommend pruning annually to keep them in check. While they thrive in warmer conditions, they are also frost-hardy once established.
The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
The ‘gorgeous' £10 buy that provides pretty colour and lights up your garden or terrace ‘all-year long'
SHOPPERS are racing to snap up a set of string lights designed to brighten up outdoor spaces while blending in with softer garden aesthetics. These LED string lights adorned with warm white bulbs and artificial pink roses offer a simple way to introduce light and colour to gardens. Advertisement 3 The Original Factory Shop has over 180 stores across the UK Credit: Alamy 3 These string includes integrated LEDs Credit: The Original Factory Shop Retailing for £10 at The Original Factory Shop, the The product description reads: "It's a great no-fuss addition to any garden, terrace or gazebo, providing light in those darker corners and colour all year long." The faux foliage and rose detailing aim to replicate the look of real climbing plants without the maintenance. While not a replacement for outdoor lighting, the set can be a low-effort ambient addition to a space. Advertisement Read more news The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) is a British discount department store chain established in 1969 by Peter Black. Its first store opened in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and it originally sold surplus soap produced by one of Black's factories. TOFS today operates over 180 stores across the UK. It comes as an expert Advertisement Most read in Fabulous One easy method is to create zones, according to Ivana Agustina, Head of Project Management at , an online landscape design service . 6 ways to get rid of slugs and snails Agustina said: "The human brain perceives multiple small experiences as more substantial than one uniform space. 'By dividing your garden into zones – perhaps a dining area, a lounge space, and a planting section – visitors mentally 'travel' through your garden, making it feel much bigger.' Another approach is to train climbing plants to grow up trellises or along walls. Advertisement Agustina explained: "Vertical gardening is both practical and visually expanding. 'By drawing the eye upward with wall-mounted planters, trellises with climbing plants, or tall, narrow planters, you create height that makes the garden feel more spacious.' Meanwhile, Garden features that add the most value to a house A well-kept garden can add anywhere between 5-20% to the value of a property. And the experts revealed the garden feature which adds the most value to a property is a shed. Shed - 82% Patio or paving - 76% Secure fencing, walls or gates - 72% Outdoor lighting - 66% Sturdy decking - 62% Water features eg. fountain or pond - 58% Modern garden furniture - 54% Artificial lawn/grass - 40% These deciduous climbers produce striking tubular flowers in shades of red, orange or yellow, typically that bloom from late summer into autumn. Advertisement Known for their rapid growth, they can quickly cover trellises or frameworks, though experts recommend pruning annually to keep them in check. While they thrive in warmer conditions, they are also frost-hardy once established. 3 Give your garden a glow with the LED rose lights Credit: STOCK
Scottish Sun
12-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
The Original Factory Shop launches closing down sale at yet another store – see full list of locations closing in June
Has a retailer near you closed down? We'd love to hear from you please email: money@ CLOSING TIME The Original Factory Shop launches closing down sale at yet another store – see full list of locations closing in June Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE Original Factory Shop has launched a closing down sale at yet another store. A branch in Heswall is the latest store to announce its closure, leaving shoppers heartbroken. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 The Original Factory Shop is closing down another branch The Merseyside branch has launched closing down sale to help shift stock before it shutters for good. Shoppers have a chance to grab up to 70% off selected lines, and 50% off electrical products. The Henswell store opened two years ago in June 2023. The exact date the store is closing has not yet been confirmed but The Sun will update this piece when we hear more. Up to 11 TOFS stores are already to set to close this month, including sites across Worcestershire, Durham and Cumbria . Meanwhile, another five stores across Nairn, Market Drayton, Troon, Blairgowrie and Castle Douglas have been placed up for sale. The Original Factory Shop has told The Sun that negotiations are ongoing with landlords - making it unclear whether these shops will remain open. It comes as part of a major restructuring carried out by new owner Modella Capital with a number of loss making stores having to close as result. Over June nine of these stores will close, including sites in Dorest and Durham. Another site in Middlewich is also set to close however a date is yet to be confirmed. Popular retailer to RETURN 13 years after collapsing into administration and shutting 236 stores You can see the full list of store closures here: Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire - June 26 - June 26 Perth - June 28 - June 28 Chester Le Street, County Durham - June 28 - June 28 Arbroath, Angus - June 28 - June 28 Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire - June 28 - June 28 Pershore, Worcestershire - June 28 - June 28 Normanton, West Yorkshire - June 28 - June 28 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - June 28 - June 28 Shaftesbury, Dorset - June 28 - June 28 Staveley, Cumbria - July 12 - July 12 Middlewich - TBC - TBC Heswall - TBC The following stores are also up for sale: Nairn Market Drayton Troon Blairgowrie Castle Douglas What's been happening with The Original Factory Shop? Private equity firm Modella bought The Original Factory Shop back in February and has since launched a restructuring effort to renegotiate rents at 88 TOFS stores. Modella is known for picking up struggling retailers, having also recently acquired Hobbycraft and WHSmith's high street shops. It is set to rebrand all WHSmith high street stores to TGJones, and has brought in advisers to look at potential options for Hobbycraft. At the end of April, Modella drew up plans to initiate a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for TOFS. Companies often use CVAs to prevent insolvency, which could otherwise result in store closures or the collapse of the entire business. They allow firms to explore different strategies such as negotiating reduced rent rates with landlords. TOFS previously told The Press and Journal that a "number of loss-making stores will have to close" as part of the restructuring. It said at the time: "Closing stores is always a tough decision and we are committed to keeping as many stores open as possible. And it is not only TOFS that is facing hard times. Hobbycraft is set to close nine stores come June 21.
Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Unassuming UK seaside town where locals are 87-miles away from railway station
A peaceful seaside town with average house prices costing just £103,078 is conveniently located near some of the country's best beaches and wildlife - but getting there isn't easy A stunning seaside town surrounded by rolling countryside also happens to be one of the most remote parts of the UK mainland. Once touted as the whisky capital of the world, and just a stone's throw from some of the country's most beautiful beaches - Campbeltown is the epitome of a coastal gem. Located on the scenic Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland, this tiny town is home to three active distilleries, and looks out onto the privately-owned Davaar Island, famed for its wealth of wildlife (including Minke whales and dolphins). As previously reported, average house prices in Campbeltown cost just £103,078, an 11 percent decrease compared to the year before and less than half of the national house price average in the UK. But before you pack your bags and leave the bustling city for good - it's worth understanding just how difficult it is to actually get to Campbeltown. Situated almost 550 miles from the Big Smoke, driving to the seaside town from London will take a staggering 10 hours in the car. It's no faster getting the train either, as the nearest railway station to Campbeltown is more than 86 miles away over in Oban. So, even if you take an eight-hour train journey - which usually consists of two stopovers - you'll still be a two-hour and nine-minute car drive away. If you take the bus, this adds an extra hour and 15 minutes to the journey. The quickest way to get to Campbeltown is to actually fly from Glasgow, which only takes 45 minutes. You can grab return flights for as little as £86 in July. For locals, Campbeltown's remoteness isn't so much of a problem. The town boasts a slew of amenities including a Tesco Superstore and a Co-Op for your weekly food shop. There is also a newsagents, a number of restaurants and shops including The Original Factory Shop, The Queen B clothing store, and a boutique chocolatier. The town is just a nine-minute drive over to Westport Beach, a six-mile stretch of golden sands popular with surfers and dog walkers alike. "The beach is nestled alongside Machrihanish Golf Course, one of the finest links golf courses in the UK," adds Visit Scotland. Of course, visiting a whisky distillery is a must when you're in Campbeltown. Glen Scotia - one of Scotland's smallest whisky distilleries established in 1832 - still offers tours and tastings to the public. Springbank Whisky Distillers also operate in the town, and are the only place that carries out the entire whisky production process, including the traditional floor malting, maturation and bottling, on its premises.
