LLOYDS Pharmacy at the Badger Farm Sainsbury’s superstore will close today (Tuesday, April 18)

As previously reported, the pharmacy is one of 237 branches which are being closed across the UK due to “changing market conditions”. It has been confirmed that Lloyds Pharmacies not based in Sainsbury’s will remain open.

The decision has been called “disappointing” by the city councillor for Badger Farm and Oliver’s Battery, Brian Laming.

He said: “The problem is, this is the only pharmacy on this side of the town, and it’s leaving the residents of Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery without any facility that’s easy to get to. That’s our real concern and we have written to the chairman, to the managing director of Sainsbury’s and all we’ve got back from them is basically a holding email on several occasions. We wanted to work with them to see if there was a possibility of retaining a pharmacy of some sort on site.”

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A member of Lloyds staff today declined to discuss the closure.

A note at Lloyds Pharmacy reads: “We have been given a revised closure date for April 18, 2023, we understand and apologize for the inconvenience they may cause.

“We therefore will be running down the stock we have and are unable to order anymore so we won’t have access to a lot of medications.

“It is best to change pharmacies as soon as possible to ensure you get your medication on time. The NHS app is the simplest way to do this.”