A few weeks back Newton News reported that Lloyds Pharmacy on Pease Way was to close, having received a copy of the notification from the NHS.
Lloyds then came out saying this was false, printing leaflets and advertising that Newton News was wrong. We have now received further notification that Lloyds will close at the end of the year and to avoid similar confusion we investigated facts surrounding this change. It  revolves around Boots wanting to vacate their town centre premises to take over Lloyds.
Boots told the NHS their lease is expiring and as their premises are facing demolition they wish to take over Lloyds at PeaseWay.
The NHS weren’t swayed by this particularly when they discovered the Boots premises are not included in any demolition in the town centre. Accordingly the transfer request was rejected and Lloyds now have to negotiate new hours of business to stay open.
Newton News obtained the following staement from Lloyds Press Office.
“We are committed to offering the best healthcare services and advice to the customers we serve in Newton Aycliffe and have no plans to close the Lloyds Pharmacy in Pease Way Medical Centre.
We can confirm we are currently in the early stages of the process to review and update our opening hours for this pharmacy.”