{"id":48866,"date":"2023-12-08T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=48866"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:04:45","slug":"bleak-christmas-ahead-for-sheffields-bens-bazaar-as-building-declared-unsafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/bleak-christmas-ahead-for-sheffields-bens-bazaar-as-building-declared-unsafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleak Christmas ahead for Sheffield’s Ben’s Bazaar as building declared unsafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A well-known Sheffield charity shop may be forced to close in the new year if donations and customer spending do not increase.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danny McDonald, Ben\u2019s Bazaar\u2019s Information Hub Officer, said: \u201cThe fire service came in to do a routine check, after looking around, they discovered that the building wasn\u2019t safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey shut us down with immediate effect and gave us a prohibition order saying we can\u2019t trade from here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>‘s old store on Rockingham Gate is run by Ben\u2019s Centre,<\/a> a charity providing a safe space for people struggling with substance abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their new stall at Moor Market is failing to bring profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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