What a shock it was to read the only proper store in Brighton - namely, the Co-op, may close next year (The Argus, October 15).

London Road will become another eyesore and will be less inviting to shoppers, now the only real store, plus Sainsbury's, is going.

How far will I have to go to find a store like the Co-op, which sells everything from saucepans, clothing, electrics and furniture?

Hills of Hove, Hanningtons, Vokins, Johnsons and now the Co-op, have all gone.

-Sheila Kent, Brighton