Steve sent me this picture with the question ‘Is Reeves no More?’ The Reeves family ran this fish and chip shop in Ock Street up to about the 1980s. Over the road was Ruddocks – now Pizza Hut.
This business has been Salami’s Fish Bar since the 1990s. There are older pictures of Fish and Chip shops in Ock Street on Facebook – Spotted Abingdon.
Gemini Hair stylists have announced that they will be closing their business after 46 years in Stert Street, Abingdon
Notices says the business will be closing on 23rd February 2019. Their 45th anniversary was featured in the Oxford Mail.
Two new bars are coming to the High Street, Abingdon, and both now have coloured vinyl displays on the windows. The Old Chemist’s green vinyl advertises books, cocktails, and gin, and food. It was Smiths the Chemist, and contains the old Abingdon library reading room.
Then directly over the road, where Stan James the bookmakers was, the blue vinyl says Mercer Bar is coming soon. The building is already looking much smarter without the big pigeon nets covering the top floor.
The two new bars join The Narrows, and The Grapes on the High Street.
La Baguette has re-opened in new premises on Bath Street this morning – Wednesday 9th January. They look forward to welcoming customers – old and new. La Baguette closed in the Market Place last August, and have re-opened in what was previously Salinas Cafe.