The store employed 21 people and has been a presence in the High Street for more than 30 years.
The closure, on Monday, was part of a national shut down; with every branch scheduled to cease trading by January 5, with the loss of 30,000 jobs.
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ohn Gorle, of shopworkers' union, Usdaw said: "Redundancy is devastating at any time of the year, but particularly so at Christmas.
"We have been informed by the administrators that the leases of up to 300 stores will be sold. This is terrible news, as it means that our members will be made redundant and not transferred to the new owners of these 300 leases as they areannounced.
"In anticipation of redundancies we sent out a detailed letter to our members, giving information on their rights. We are currently talking with the administrators to secure the best possible terms for our members with regards to pensions, holiday pay and the speed of receipt of redundancy pay. This is an extremely distressing time and we will be doing everything we can to make sure our members are treated fairly."
John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary added: "I am personally devastated for the 30,000 Woolworths staff and our members can rest assured we will do everything we can to assist them at this difficult time.
"The Woolworths staff are extremely loyal, dedicated and well trained and wherever vacancies exist in the retail sector we will use our contacts to find alternative employment as speedily as possible."
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