Popular chippy in Scottish city to close in DAYS as locals cry it's the ‘end of an era'
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A POPULAR chippy in a Scottish city is set to close its doors for a final time after nearly nine years in business.
Tailend in Dundee's Nethergate will shut down for good later this week.
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Tailend in Dundee is closing down after nine years in the city
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Bosses at the family-run business have decided to hand over the shop to new tenants.
The chippy, run by husband-and-wife duo Darren and Jess Spink, has been snapped up by Mother Hubbard's - a growing chain with spots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Jess and Darren took over the site back in 2016, transforming the former Deep Sea restaurant.
The couple will now focus on their St Andrews restaurant and their new Arbroath venue.
They will serve final orders on Sunday, April 27.
The announcement on Facebook read: "To all our amazing customers and friends,
"After almost nine years in Dundee we have decided to hand over our site to new tenants.
"As a family run business, we have really appreciated all your support over the years but now, our last trading day will be next Sunday the 27th April.
"We have decided to reign in our focus and we have some really exciting projects in our St Andrews location and a new Arbroath space as well.
"Darren and I are so grateful to you all for all your incredible support and we have some amazing memories from bringing the site into the modern day fish and chip era.
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"We are so proud of what we have achieved, alongside an amazing team including Adam and Martyna, Lianne and Hubert.
"With their dedication and hard work, and so many others over the years, we have managed to consistently provide you all with our delicious fish and chips and so much more.
"We would love to see you all one last time this week so please book in to the restaurant or pop into the takeaway for one 'last supper'.
"We are excited that our site will be rented out by well known restaurateur, Faisal Khan, who will be bringing hugely popular Mother Hubbard's Fish and Chips to Dundee.
"It's been an amazing journey in Dundee for us and we have loved seeing our business grow and now expand to Arbroath as well.
"Our St Andrews site continues to operate as normal and we will of course keep you informed about all the new developments there as well!
"Darren, Jess and the team at Tailend Dundee."
Locals have been left gutted by the news and flocked to the comments.
One person said: "End of an era!"
Another commented: "Gutted to hear this. Our favourite lunch venue in Dundee."
A third wrote: "Best fish and chips in Dundee."
While a fourth added: "Very sad. You've been a notable presence in the west end of Dundee."
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