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Happy Valley convenience store becomes ‘tourism hotspot’

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A Nisa Local convenience store in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, that featured in the hit BBC crime drama Happy Valley has become a “tourism hotspot”, according to its real-life owners. The store featured as the workplace of shop manager Neil Ackroyd, played by actor Con O’Neill. Filming for the series began in Hebden Bridge 10 …

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