ONE of Durham City's best known jewellery shops will change hands later this summer.
Blacklock Jewellers opened on Elvet Bridge 17 years ago but will be taken over by a new owner next month.
The owner, Ralph Blacklock, has decided to concentrate on the Sunderland branch, which has been in business for 168 years.
He said: "Trade in Durham has always been quite reasonable but I had an offer to take the business over and have decided to concentrate on developing the Sunderland branch.
"We have fairly large premises which aren't fully used at the moment so we are hoping to make better use of them."
The new owner, who is not being named, will take over on July 1 but the shop will continue to trade as Blacklocks until September 1.
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