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THE exact date a major supermarket with more than 300 UK branches is set to close has been revealed.

Waitrose fans were saddened to hear their beloved store will be pulling down the shutters for good.

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The site, located in Hall Green, Birmingham, announced it will close its doors for the final time after welcoming customers for more than 50 years.

Execs dubbed the move a sad “last resort” after failing to bring in higher profits.

Redundancy consultations have been started with the store’s 123 members of staff.

Hall Green North Councillor, Saima Suleman, shared the sad news on Facebook this week.

It sparked an outcry among shoppers who claimed they “want to move now”.

Someone wrote: “Hall Green isn’t what it was I think it needs to be more suitably placed.”

Another resident said: “This has made me want to move now.”

Others added on social media: “That’s disappointing! It’s one of my favourites since moving back to Birmingham in this area.”

“I’m so gutted,” agreed a fourth.

“Sad – it was always nice to have it at my door step. The staff in there are really friendly and helpful. What a shame!”, penned another.

The exact closure date was confirmed by Waitrose, and is set in January next year.

James Allen, head of retail operations at the supermarket, said: “Our priority now is doing everything we can to support our Partners at Waitrose Hall Green and we will explore opportunities, wherever possible, for those partners who may wish to remain with the Partnership.

“Closing any of our shops is always a last resort and is in no way a reflection on their hard work and dedication.”

A spokesperson for Waitrose added: “Regrettably, we’ve announced our intent to close Waitrose Hall Green in Birmingham at the end of trade on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

“Despite the best efforts of our partners, we’ve unfortunately not been able to find a way to make the shop commercially sustainable.

“The 123 partners who work in the shop will now enter a period of consultation. If the redundancy proposals go ahead, every effort will be made to find those who wish to remain within the partnership new roles

“Customers will continue to be able to get all their groceries on waitrose.com, our nearby Waitrose Solihull shop, under three miles away, and other on demand locations in the event the closure is confirmed.

“The John Lewis partnership is committed to providing support to those partners who are at risk of redundancy.

“We’ll be exploring opportunities for partners within the partnership first, and our retraining fund will contribute up to £3,000 towards a recognised qualification or course for up to two years for any partner with two years’ service or more who is made redundant.

“They would also be given access to a three month support programme with an outplacement specialist to help with CV writing and interview skills.”

In addition to statutory redundancy payments, staff who have worked with the business for more than 90 days would be entitled to Partnership redundancy pay, which equates to one week’s pay for every year of service.

It comes as the retailer confirmed it will close all stores to give staff a break on Boxing Day.

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has exclusively told The Sun it will shut all its standalone John Lewis stores on December 25 and 26.

Only its shops within the Trafford and Stratford shopping centres will remain open.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of Waitrose stores, also operated by the JLP, will close on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

That means over 300 Waitrose branches and 33 John Lewis sites will be closed to customers on December 26.

A handful of Waitrose shops attached to petrol stations will remain open on Boxing Day though.

THE megawatt smile we have not seen for so long is back.

Prince Harry beams from ear to ear in photos taken on his latest trip to his beloved Africa.

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But missing from the snaps of the Duke with children and long-time friends at his charity Sentebale in Lesotho is his wife, Meghan.

The Duchess of Sussex has ­previously accompanied him to the continent, including in May this year.

But this, the most recent in a series of solo trips for Harry, has sparked fears the couple, who have been married for six years, are drifting apart.

It has even prompted a source close to Harry and Meghan to address the speculation.

The Sussexes’ confidante insisted: “It is normal for couples to not do everything together.”

Not so long ago, this power couple strode the world united — seemingly inseparable in their work promoting the good causes backed by their charity, Archewell.

But now Harry and Meghan are losing yet another key member of staff.

 Archewell’s communications chief, Ashley Hansen, has announced she is setting up her own firm.

She will continue to be an “advisor” to the couple and manage the PR for Meghan’s new California business venture, believed to be named ­American Riviera Orchard, which has so far dished out 50 jars of jam.

Harry and Meghan’s enterprises will now be running side-by-side rather than jointly, although they are expected to be seen together at ­charitable engagements and embarking on foreign visits.

‘He was on good form’

While it is understood that the Duke and Duchess’s work lives will be separated, insiders told The Sun that they are also spending more and more of their down time apart.

Harry has barely been at home in Montecito for the past three weeks. He has been seen without Meghan in New York, London and Lesotho.

In the UK capital this week, he did not see his father the King, nor did he have any contact with his brother, Prince William.

On Monday, he honoured seriously ill youngsters at the WellChild Awards in London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel. The Duke has been a patron of the charity for 16 years.

He was on good form, full of energy and seemed quite happy to be on his own.

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He beamed with joy as he hugged youngsters and told them in a speech that they were “little legends”.

One of those attending said: “He looked like the old Harry we knew and loved.

“He always came alive at events like this, but lately he has seemed quite glum.

“He was on good form, full of energy and seemed quite happy to be on his own.”

It has also emerged that Harry even spent the night of his birthday last month on a hiking holiday without his wife, although sources close to the couple insist it was Meghan who organised the lads’ trip.

Meanwhile, it was reported that she pulled out of a charity event run by actor Kevin Costner in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband because she was “sick”.

In fact, Meghan has not been seen since September 14 — the day before Harry turned 40. Sources claim that, for periods earlier this year, she was rarely staying at their Montecito pad.

Harry was said to be “moping around” on his own at a local cafe.

 And a New York Times interview with Meghan initially said she was living 100 miles away in Santa ­Monica.

But that was later put down to being an error and corrected.

Previous claims last year that Meghan and Harry spent extended spells apart, with him allegedly using a hotel room bolthole, were denied by those close to the couple.

And allegations that other properties in Montecito have been “leased” by them are said to be false, according to California sources.

But The Sun understands Harry did spend many days away from his mansion writing Spare, while Meghan filmed her upcoming cookery show in another house entirely.

It was said that, like any other couple, they have disagreements but remained strong.

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Meghan has reportedly been ­frustrated with Harry’s legal cases, which are still dragging on through the courts in London.

And the couple reportedly disagreed on how to raise their children, Archie, now five, and Lilibet, three.

Harry, The Sun has been told, did not want the kids to be seen in ­public in case they were photographed.

But Meghan would allegedly prefer a more relaxed lifestyle, allowing them to attend more local events.

The Sussexes have travelled together on two major overseas engagements this year.

‘One stays with children’

In May, they spent three days in Nigeria, which Meghan announced was her motherland, saying the ­country’s people were in her DNA.

They held hands often, though on occasions during the tour Harry seemed to be following Meghan’s lead.

But witnesses say that, by the time they made their semi-royal tour to Colombia in August, Harry often looked grumpy and like a “spare”, as Meghan’s relationship with the country’s vice president, Francia Marquez, took centre stage.

He does want to spend more time in the UK, but said he can’t bring Meghan back because he doesn’t feel she is safe without an armed police presence.

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However, in the past two weeks, Harry has appeared far happier and relaxed in New York, London and Lesotho, where Meghan has been notably absent.

He has also been reaching out to old friends in the UK, seemingly yearning after his old life.

It is, however, denied that he wishes to resume being a working royal.

An insider told The Sun: “He has been speaking to old friends and wanting to reconnect.

“He does want to spend more time in the UK, but said he can’t bring Meghan back because he doesn’t feel she is safe without an armed police presence.

“But the idea he is asking the Palace and his family to make a return to royal duty is wide of the mark.”

Harry’s father, Charles, 75, has not been in contact with his son since they spent 30 minutes together in February following the King’s ­cancer announcement.

And William, 42, does not appear to have spoken to his brother since the September 2022 funeral of Queen Elizabeth, due to Harry’s insults and mud-slinging in his six-part Netflix series and memoir, Spare.

They avoided each other at a memorial service for their late mum Diana’s brother-in-law, Lord Robert Fellowes, in August.

But Harry did hire a UK-based representative to improve his reputation here.

And he hinted in an Invictus Games interview that he wants to return home more often.

Earlier this year, he and Meghan rebranded as sussex.com, with a royal crest.

But Ashley Hansen — credited with ending the couple’s personal and public attacks on the Royal Family — is now spreading her wings.

Their chief of staff, Josh Kettler, left after three months.

And the pair were stung by claims in The Hollywood Reporter that some staff called Meghan “Duchess Difficult” and a “dictator in high heels”, while describing Harry as an “enabler”.

Ashley was quick to defend Meghan against the allegations to Us Weekly.

Rather tellingly, a statement commenting on her departure was issued by Meghan, not Harry.

It said: “We are so proud of Ashley, especially as a female entrepreneur.

“We look forward to having her focused expertise on our business and creative projects and her continued oversight of our communications team.

“My husband and I are excited to be alongside Ashley as she builds something extraordinarily special with her firm.”

People mag in the US, which has a close relationship with Archewell, yesterday quoted a “friend” who described the changes in Meg and Harry’s roles as a “twin-track approach”.

They said: “An entrepreneurial and enterprise focus is going to be more the Duchess’s priority.

“And the Duke will continue to champion his not-for-profit patronages. But there will be joint efforts around cause-driven areas of work.”

They added of the couple’s time apart: “It’s as much a reflection on parenting priorities, in that one of them stays behind with the children.”

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A WOMAN is issuing a warning after her year-long recovery from a freak accident that caused her to lose her eye during a routine chore.

Daniella Abreu, 24, went blind when her dog’s leash snapped and hit her face while she was walking her husky in her neighborhood of Stuart, Florida, which is about an hour’s drive from Palm Beach.

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The medical assistant took her dog, a 60-pound husky named Blu, on a nighttime walk on August 7, 2023.

Abreu chose to use a retractable leash for the walk instead of her usual rope leash and didn’t think anything of the decision.

“I have originally always used rope leashes,” Abreu told The U.S. Sun, explaining that she only used the retractable leash on the day of the accident.

While on the walk, Blu lunged toward a rabbit and yanked Abreu forward, causing her to pull the leash back to try to keep the dog in control.

In an instant, Abreu’s life was then changed forever.

“As he was running one way and I was pulling the opposite way, the friction of the leash just snapped back and repelled, hitting me right in my eye,” Abreu told People.

“It happened so fast but I knew it was bad immediately. The force of the leash was so traumatic.”

Abreu said blood gushed out of her right eye while she rushed to get to her house, where she lives with her parents.

“There was so much blood. I thought I completely lost my eye, so my flight or fight mode kicked in and I was able to run home,” she told the outlet.

“I ran inside screaming. My mom got to me first and I just fell into her arms and got really pale. My dad, oh my goodness, his face was so frightened and terrified.”

She eventually fainted because of the pain.

“Even though it may not have been a life or death situation, at that moment I obviously didn’t know. I knew it was a pretty severe situation though,” she said.

“I was losing a lot of blood and eventually I just passed out. All the shock going through my body just overpowered the feeling.”

Abreu was taken to a level-one trauma center, where it was revealed she suffered a split eyelid, a fracture underneath her eye, and a retina detachment.

When she woke up, Abreu said her face looked “caved in” – and the pain was overwhelming.

“The pain was a 10 out of 10. I started hysterically crying because it was so bad,” she said.

After emergency surgery at a hospital in Miami, doctors told Abreu that she was permanently blind in her right eye.

“Even to this day, I still don’t believe it’s true,” Abreu said.

“I had to put my entire life on pause. I went from being a super active girl – on a competitive dance team, working out on the side, a full-time job – and I basically had to take a year off of life.”

After multiple surgeries, doctors decided to remove Abreu’s eye because the damage was so severe.

In August, she got a prosthetic eye that will need to be replaced every three to five years.

YEAR-LONG RECOVERY

Abreu, who has taken her story to TikTok, said her road to recovery was difficult.

“I had to basically relearn everything,” she explained.

“When you have both eyes, you’re used to opening them at the same time.

“But my right eye was stitched close so I had to gradually learn how to only open my left eye, which was straining and it caused me more pain.”

On TikTok, Abreu has issued multiple warnings to dog owners to always use rope leashes instead of retractable leashes, no matter the size of the dog, to avoid a freak accident like what happened to her.

“My life in a way now feels so normal,” Abreu told The U.S. Sun.

“After a year of hardships I am at peace with my reality and have accepted what my current situation is. It doesn’t need to be perfect I just need to be happy and that’s what I am now.

“Although I miss being able to see through two eyes and being completely healthy, I understand that I had to go through this to share my testimony with people who are going through a similar situation,” she said.

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