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Wiltshire store returns to Spar after nearly 20 years

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A village shop in Wiltshire has returned to Spar after an 18 year absence. The Derry Hill store has re-joined Spar under new owners Rahn and Dee Heer. The store, an extension of a house in Church Road, was a family business run by Simon and Sonja Strange for the last 50 years, and they …

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