The pictures below the dividing line show what the Co-op will look like when finished

and above the line is what the Co-op looks like now.

And the bottom line is that any shop needs to make money.

The bridge, that will be decorated with motifs from the Abingdon Sword,

has gone forward in leaps and bounds in the last week.

Andrews have a ‘For Sale’ sign outside – probably only for the flat above though.

A couple of doors away Adkins have been rebranded as Bucknell & Ballard.

In Broad Street the pavements are being dug up as part of the repaving program.

and in High Street (and Abbey Close) the pavements are being dug up by Southern Electric.