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Police officers smash through the back doors of a bright, modern barber shop in the market town of Shrewsbury.

The closure of the Selkirk's banks and main post office has left the historic market town with only one external cash machine.

It is to Hayen's credit that he slipped seamlessly into life in the Pembrokeshire market town, despite having to leave his family in Belgium.

She said they had brought a large bomb into a crowded market town and so they knew "exactly what could happen".

Retail analysts MRI found shoppers were "making the most of festive events", driving a 50% rise in shoppers in market towns compared with Christmas Eve 2023.