High street retailer Wilko has announced its first wave of shop closures across the region, including the branch at Lowestoft.

The homeware retailer announced it was going into administration in August, putting 12,500 jobs at risk. 

Administrators for Wilko have been seeking offers from potentially interested firms in an effort to save jobs and stores.

On Tuesday, rival retailer B&M bought up to 51 other Wilko stores in a deal worth up to £13 million.

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However, it has now been confirmed that the Lowestoft store at Gordon Road, off London Road North, will be closing on Tuesday, September 12.

A spokesman for the retailer has said that there will be redundancies for the team members working at these stores.

Edward Williams, joint administrator, said: "In the absence of viable offers for the whole business, very sadly store closures and redundancies of team members from those stores are now necessary."

Great Yarmouth's Wilko will also be closing on Tuesday, September 12.

The fate of Suffolk's other stores is yet to be determined.