Tesco offers Dobbies staff jobs as Inverness garden centre to close just days before Christmas

An Inverness garden centre will close down just two days before Christmas.

Dobbies staff in line to lose their jobs have been assured alternative roles will be available for them with supermarket giant Tesco.

It was announced in October that the Inverness Dobbies, based next to the Tesco Extra store at Inshes Retail Park, is one of 17 identified for closure as part of a restructuring exercise by owners Ares Management.

In all, 33 Inverness staff stand to lose their jobs - six full-time and 27 part-time.

Dobbies Inverness will stop operating on December 23.

Tesco supermarkets in Inverness are located at the Inshes Retail Park, Inverness Shopping Park, Tomnahurich Street and Dores Roundabout.

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