A TEMPORARILY closed store in Wrexham has donated to the community during the coronavirus outbreak.

Value retailer QD – QualityDiscounts.com confirmed on March 30, that all of its stores, including the one located on Hope Street, will cease operation until further notice due to the virus pandemic, but this has not stopped them showing their appreciation to the public.

Each branch has been donating huge amounts of food, pet food and plants to causes local to every outlet.

QD group operations director, Karl Ottolangui, said: "It has been heart-breaking to close our doors and the last few weeks have been really tough for all our teams, trying to serve their local communities with essential products.

"It has been a very emotional time for staff in all our stores and garden centres.

"They have all been absolutely amazing and have all worked tirelessly to donate whatever we can to those in need.

"The whole exercise has gone incredibly well.

"The store teams are absolutely exhausted, but it has given us some happiness that we were able do some good for our local communities in this very difficult time, on our final day until we can reopen."

The stores have distributed items to worthy causes, with each individual store team choosing their local recipients.

Recipients in Wrexham were the Wrexham Foodbank, All Saints Primary School in Gresford who received plants and compost and Nightingale House Hospice, who received plants and Easter eggs.

The company have also announced some good news for shoppers in Wrexham with Mr Ottolangui comfirming that the store is set to reopen.

He added: "Once we are all back on our feet after this very difficult time, I am glad to report that the Wrexham store will reopen, and we are likely to extend opening for the foreseeable future."