ANOTHER business has been lost from the high street in Bridport.

The Palmer Snell estate agent branch on East Street has closed down.

A sign on the door of the vacant shopfront confirms that the branch is now closed and all enquiries can be made by contacting Palmer Snell through its website or at the Weymouth branch.

All appointments with the Bridport branch are now being carried out by the branch in Weymouth.

The News understands that members of staff have also been relocated to offices in Weymouth and Yeovil.

The Palmer Snell branch in Winton, Bournemouth has also closed.

The News has attempted to contact Palmer Snell's head office and owners Countrywide plc for comment.

The closure follows the announcement that clothing store Peacocks, also in East Street, is to close.

2020 has seen record amount of shops closing down across the country. Recently released figures from the Local Data Company have revealed that the amount of shop closures this year is almost double that of 2019.