Department store is reopened - partially

PLYMOUTH'S huge House of Fraser department store has partially reopened after being closed for 10 days without explanation.

- WILLIAM TELFORD

The six-storey city centre building was open and trading again yesterday after being closed since Monday last week - but shoppers could only access the first three floors.

The third and fourth floors remained off limits, as did the Dingles Restaurant and the customer toilets on the top-most fifth floor.

The Cafe Nero outlet on the ground floor was also closed, but the remainder of that level, specialising in beauty and womenswear, was trading and busy with customers.

The menswear first floor was also completely open, as was the womenswear second floor. But the children's wear, toys and homeware third floor and sportswear fourth floors were closed off with the escalators out of action.