Mark Simpson

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Simpson |Catherine Moore

Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has closed after more than 40 years in business. Footfall has been in decline in recent years with only 20 commercial tenants left in the 52-unit centre. On the final day of business, tears flowed as staff and customers said their farewells. Sheelagh Gray, who has worked in the Boots store for 26 years, said people were "grieving" the loss of the centre. "It feels like a death," she told BBC News NI as she prepared to leave the store.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mark Simpson |Catherine Moore

Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has closed after more than 40 years in business. Footfall has been in decline in recent years with only 20 commercial tenants left in the 52-unit centre. On the final day of business, tears flowed as staff and customers said their farewells. Sheelagh Gray, who has worked in the Boots store for 26 years, said people were "grieving" the loss of the centre. Advertisement"It feels like a death," she told BBC News NI as she prepared to leave the store.