A city centre mini-supermarket has closed as a result of a leak which happened in a neighbouring property.

Work is currently taking place to get the Tesco Express in Church Street back open.

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The work to fix the leak however could take up to several weeks, meaning the store will be closed temporarily until the repair is completed.

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All staff from the Tesco Express store on Church Street have been deployed to other local stores in the meantime – the supermarket chain confirmed.

The store has been closed since Friday 22 May.

A Tesco spokesperson told Blog Preston: “We will keep the local community updated and we’re sorry for any inconvenience caused. Our nearest Express store is less than half a mile away on Friargate.”

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