A well-known car dealership in Dereham has closed ahead of the anticipated move of a supermarket across town.

Busseys, which offers Ford and Peugeot car sales and servicing across Norfolk, has shut its branch on Yaxham Road.

In February it was revealed the company had no plans to relocate to a new location in Dereham, and that all existing staff would be offered roles at showrooms in Fakenham, Norwich or Attleborough.

The Dereham forecourt has now been cleared of cars and sits empty, while a few remaining vehicles can be seen inside the showroom.

As Busseys departs, Lidl has lodged plans to take on the site and demolish the existing buildings to make way for a new store.

The discount supermarket chain already has a shop in Dereham, just a few hundred yards away on Kingston Road, but wants to "enhance" its provision in the area.

Busseys managing director, Paul Bussey, said previously that maintaining a sales operation in Dereham "does not fit with the future plans" of Ford or Peugeot.