RESIDENTS in the East End have expressed their shock after a shop which has been in the community for more than 100 years announced its closure.

Calder Stores on Shettleston Road closed its doors for the final time on Tuesday after ten decades of trading.

Owner Ena Lang had the business handed down to her by her mother, Jean, who inherited it from her own mother as far back as 1918.

The 80-year-old began working at the shop aged just 10 and has become a friend and welcoming face for customers.

After Ena’s health deteriorated, the family took the sad decision to shut the shop which specialises in wool, clothes and haberdashery.

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Daughter Aileen Clark, who has been working at the shop since she was 12-years-old, made the shock announcement on Tuesday.

The 55-year-old said the closure was with “great sadness”.

She added: “It’s been really hard. We've had loads of people coming in to see us and getting really upset.

“We all know it’s for the best but it’s still difficult because the shop has been in the family for so long and my mum is devastated.

“It was a way of life for my mum. She would open up every day before 9am and I’ve worked six days a week since I started.

“The shop has always been popular because of the selection - people love all the displays.

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“The thing I’ll miss the most is working with my mum because she’s such a lovely person.”

With more than four decades worth of memories, Aileen recalls acts of kindness by her mum including buying clothes for a local homeless man and welcoming one lady in for tea at the same time every day.

The most notable moment in recent Calder Stores history is when Ena, then 61, fought back against two thieves who came to rob her of the day’s takings.

The brave pensioner, struck one of the thugs with a sellotape holder and slammed his hand in the till drawer to stop him grabbing the cash.

Ena is known in the area for her love of animals, especially dogs, who were welcomed in with open arms.

Irene Lawson, 62, who would often bring her dog Hollie to the shop, was one of several people to visit the shop on its final day.

She said: “I can’t believe it. My mum and dad used to come in to the shop all the time - it’s an institution.

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“It always has what you need and Ena has been always been a friendly face. I’m sad to see it go.”

Ahead of their final day, Aileen and her sisters donated the majority of stock to local charities and put the rest up for auction.

She added: “We’re really sad but its the right time for our mum to retire - and it will feel like a retirement for me.

"We'll be able to have more time for ourselves and more time to look after my mum."