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Birmingham Post
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Owen Hughes

Salvage Hunters TV star has closed his North Wales antiques shop

Salvage Hunters star Drew Pritchard has closed his antiques store in North Wales.

The TV antiques dealer opened the shop on Conwy High Street back in 2017.

The emporium helped cement Conwy's position as a top destination for shoppers wanting independent stores and attracted visitors from around the UK and further afield.

In 2019 he secured planning permission to expand the unit.

But now he has announced the shop has closed and he will relocate to 'new pastures'.

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The TV celebrity said: "Our Conwy showroom has now closed whilst we move to new pastures so please don't travel to visit us. We continue to trade online as we have always done with new stock listed every week."

The former Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy pupil has been an independent antiques dealer since 1993, having trained initially as a stained glass restorer and designer.

He hit the big time with Salvage Hunters which is shown on Quest and is watched by millions of people across the globe. Mr Pritchard had owned premises outside Glan Conwy for more than 20 years.

The Conwy unit already has a sold sign on it with strong demand for sites in the town - which has bucked the downward trend on many high streets. Last month Saltrock opened at one of the former Rowlands chemist sites and jewellery firm Clogau is also set to come to the town. Rowlands has relocated its two shops to a larger unit on Castle Street.

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