A SHOP in Hereford city centre has been forced to shut as water has been coming through its roof.

Health and beauty chain Savers said its Eign Gate shop would be closed due to the leak.

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It came as Hereford and the wider county were battered by winds and heavy rain on Wednesday (November 2).

Parts of the country faced a huge deluge, with former Environment Agency boss Dave Throup saying parts of southeast England have seen almost 50mm of rain in the last 24 hours - more than half of November’s monthly average.


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A spokesperson for Hereford's branch of Savers said: "Just to let customers know the store has had water through the roof and the company is working with contractors to get it sorted and back open as fast as they can.

"Sorry for any inconvenience."

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They added: "Will keep you updated on when we are able to reopen."

Savers also have a branch in Leominster, and outside Herefordshire in Abergavenny, Worcester and Gloucester.