Full list of much loved bakeries at risk of closure after 119 years

A family-run bakery could soon adjacent each of its stores aft 119 years successful business.

Oddie’s has 13 shops crossed the eastbound of Lancashire, including Nelson, a municipality of 33,000 wherever it’s based.

Its freshly baked breadstuff and pies are truthful renowned, the then-Prince Charles popped by for its 100th day successful 2005.

Even arsenic it expanded to Burnley and Colne, the concern remained successful the hands of the Oddie household for 4 generations. But that could beryllium astir the change.

Rising vigor costs and falling precocious thoroughfare footfall has forced the household to enactment it up for sale.

But with imaginable buyers pulling retired astatine the past minute, this whitethorn good beryllium the extremity of Oddie’s story.

More than 100 radical volition mislaid their jobs if it closes.

Director Lara Oddie said: ‘Over the decades, it has withstood 2 satellite wars and their nutrient scarcity, the Great Depression, the autumn of Lancashire’s fabric industry, the emergence of almighty supermarkets, and adjacent the Covid pandemic, which forced america to accommodate our full operating model.

‘With an vigor situation quadrupling costs and footfall declining connected the precocious streets, the Oddie household decided it was clip to sell.

‘Sadly, an eleventh-hour withdrawal by the purchaser has near america with nary prime but to see closure.

‘As a household firm, we person ever seen ourselves arsenic portion of the section assemblage fabric, making this a heartbreaking concern for us, our devoted staff, and the loyal customers successful Burnley and Pendle who person cherished our unsocial products.’

Here’s the afloat database of Oddie’s stores facing closure:

• 4 Brownside Road, Burnley, BB10 3JU
• 72 Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, BB11 4NW
• 252 Colne Road, Burnley, BB10 1DZ
• Kestrel Court, Network 65 Business Park, Burnley, BB10 3JU
• 320 Padiham Road, Burnley, BB12 6ST
• 38 St James Street, Burnley, BB11 1NQ
• 62 The Mall, Burnley BB11 1BA
• 10 Market Street, Colne, BB8 0HR
• 10 Skipton Road, Foulridge, Colne, BB8 7PQ
• 129 Scotland Road, Nelson, BB9 7XR
• 325 Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 8RW
• 92 Burnley Road, Padiham, BB12 8QN
• 5 Bond Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QB

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