The owner of an independent record shop in Cheshire said the pandemic encouraged him to realise his dream of selling vinyl.

The high street mainstay has already closed branches ... As for those already axed, in 2024, sites in Ramsgate, Oban, Bute, Nantwich, Margate, Bridgwater, Sale, and Manchester ceased trading.

Steve Cook quit his job as an internal auditor in 2022 to focus full-time on Applestump Records in Nantwich - named after ... The shop is not on the high street to keep the rent down, but Mr ...