TIME has been called on a vintage and hand crafts shop in Barnsley town centre.

Robert and Amanda Owen opened Timeless on the Old Arcade last July, lasting just nine months before having to shut.

The Darfield couple put the closure down to poor footfall on the Old Arcade - once hailed as 'the jewel' in Barnsley's retail crown.

Robert and Amanda took the difficult decision to shut six weeks ago and the store's final day of trading was last Thursday.

Robert, 53, said as well as having to pay 'extortionate' business rates, they had also felt the impact from months of town centre road works.