He owned Broadhurst until his death from cancer earlier this year. Laurie previously spoke to the ECHO with pride about the bookshop's unique ... will be a big loss for Southport as well as ...

Broadhursts on Market Street, in Southport ... and the "end of an era". The bookshop is one of the oldest in the UK, having been established by Charles Kenyon Broadhurst in 1920.