Owners of a convenience store set for a comeback have spoken of their "excitement" ahead of doors reopening on May 1 2023.

"We are so so excited to start our new adventure, and to welcome all our new customers", they said.

St Swithun's Stores in North Allington was a popular convenience store and newsagent that has been sorely missed since it closed its doors.

Now sisters-in-law Georgina Marshall, 25 and Sophie Turner, 27, both from Bridport, plan to bring the store back, but this time with the slightly different name of St Swithins Store.

Georgina said: "St Swithun's was a convenience store for many years beforehand.

"It was run by a lady named Mrs Barnes, but she sadly passed away and it changed hands.

"It was a family-run business which we loved and used a lot.

"We live just down the road, we saw it sat empty and thought wouldn't it be awesome if we could bring it back?

"A family-run business that can hopefully give back something that was missing from the town."

In 2021, the store became new deli Lumbridge and Vickory, however, the business closed down shortly afterwards.

The store will be a "modern take" on the classic shop run by Mrs Barnes.

Georgina said: "There have been a few different businesses there, previous owners focused on vegan and vegetarian products and it didn't really work out.

"We are trying to bring it back to how it was, whilst bringing it up to date a little bit and modernising the look.

"We have about four weeks until we open so the nerves are there, we have to fill the store and get it all ready.

"But we are both so excited.

"Hundreds of people are so pleased that it will be reopening.

"I think it is going to help a lot of people, with everything going online and shops shutting we just want to provide a shop that people can come to for daily essentials."