Mayor Tony Woodman and town crier David Craner performed the ceremony at the new Queen Street shop.

Civic chiefs were mustered to officially open The Army Surplus Store in Seaton.

Mayor Tony Woodman and town crier David Craner performed the ceremony at the new Queen Street shop.

Laurie McConochie, a director of the company, said: “This store is an investment in recognition of the growth and regeneration of Seaton and will complement our other operations, such as the Totnes shop and the numerous county shows that we attend from Devon to as far afield as Pembroke and Kent.”