The only retailers that exclusively sells electrical equipment in the Isles of Scilly is set to close with very little notice. ‘Banfields’ which is owned by Roger Banfield and situated opposite the museum in Church street, St. Mary’s announced a week prior to it’s closure that the store would stop selling goods. Many Islanders feel that this is bad for the Islands, especially St. Marys, as the shop sold a wide variety of appliances and there is no replacement for it. Banfields shop has been listed for sale for over a year now, and it has become apparent that when a buyer was not found, the proprietors found that the only option left was to shut the shop down. It is so far unclear what will happen to the shop, but it is likely that when a buyer is found it will either go back to selling electrical goods or be converted into a living area, the position would make the property worth a lot.
