A shop owner who has closed his doors for the last time says it's 'very tough times for everyone' on the high street.

Tim Stevens closed The Healthy Weigh in Cornhill, Dorchester, for good on Christmas Eve and is urging shoppers to support another independent health food shop in the town.

Mr Stevens said he was closing the zero waste shop after only making £500 in two years.

The shop, which is stocked with store cupboard staples with zero plastic, opened in the county town in April of this year.

Despite starting his business two years ago in Sherborne and then moving to a busy section of Dorchester town centre, Mr Stevens said he had not been able to make his "passion" profitable.

On closing his doors for the last time on Christmas Eve, he said: "The last ever day trading as The Healthy Weigh was a very sad day for me.

"I have no immediate plans to return to retail. I will endeavour to find a way to encourage, promote and support everyone to refill, shop plastic free and live a sustainable life.

"Those of you in Dorchester please support Down to Earth, like me, an independent trader trying their best in very tough times for everyone.

"Thank you to everyone who supported me in Sherborne and Dorchester. It is you who enabled me to live out my dream.

"Once again a big thank you to each and everyone who visited my shop."

The Healthy Weigh first opened in Dorchester town centre in April. The aim was to give customers a more sustainable option with refill zones and reusable packaging.

The shop also aimed to use local suppliers and organic products, with gluten free and vegan options front and centre.

Mr Stevens said his sustainable dream soon became unsustainable as a business due to a lack of sales.

He put that down to a change in the ways people shop, with less casual browsing to find new independent shops and the convenience of all-in-one food shopping.

He said: "If people are walking around a supermarket and they can see some cheap pasta, they'll get it there.

"It's that all in one convenience.

"I often still get people asking how long I have been here.

"People don't browse anymore, they come for a purpose, or they know where they need to go already, that's where I feel there has been a change in the high street."