Debenhams announce Great Yarmouth store closure

Debenhams have announced they'll close their store in Great Yarmouth as part of plans to rescue the ailing department store chain.

The Great Yarmouth site is one of 22 earmarked for closure, putting 1200 jobs at risk across the country.

The company says that the closures will only go ahead if creditors approve Debenhams' rescue plans, put forward by the company last year.

If approved, the stores are expected to close around Christmas 2019.

The other sites earmarked for closure are:

iAltrincham, Ashford, Birmingham Fort, Canterbury, Chatham, Eastbourne, Folkestone Guildford, Kirkcaldy, Orpington, Slough, Southport, Southsea, Staines, Stockton, Walton, Wandsworth, Welwyn Garden City, Wimbledon, Witney, Wolverhampton.