{"id":6988,"date":"2019-02-02T17:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T17:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6988"},"modified":"2022-12-30T08:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T08:40:34","slug":"drumnadrochit-village-shop-closes-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/02\/drumnadrochit-village-shop-closes-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Drumnadrochit Village Shop Closes Doors &#038; The New Shop Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/old-drumnadrochit-scotmid-shop-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7824\" width=\"257\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/old-drumnadrochit-scotmid-shop-sm.jpg 432w, https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/old-drumnadrochit-scotmid-shop-sm-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 85vw, 257px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old shop in Drumnadrochit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s an eyesore that once came top in a list of all the things the locals wanted doing in the area: &#8220;#1. Demolishing the carbuncle&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"lochn-4150301020\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> But it has done sterling service for many decades and we salute its passing. The facilities it provided were essential for the village but there is no getting around the fact, it is absolutely hideous.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/new-scotmidsm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7822\" width=\"358\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/new-scotmidsm.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/new-scotmidsm-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 85vw, 358px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drumnadrochit&#8217;s new Scotmid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We salute the old shop but now it&#8217;s time for a brave new world with a shop complete with cafe, laptop and smartphone charging, a bakery, hot dogs and even an ice cream machine. 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