A wholefood shop is to close after more than 20 years in Bradford city centre.

But Bradford Wholefoods will continue one day a week in Shipley as part of a project helping people with mental health problems.

Owner Jack First said the shop's current location in Morley Street - in the heart of what is now 'nightclub land' - had become a problem.

"This area is a night spot, not a day spot," he said. "In one sense it has grown from the booze point of view but from the shopping point of view it has collapsed."

And he said he was sad there wasn't more support for organic produce in a city with high levels of ill health and heart disease.

Mr First, who grows fresh organic fruit and vegetables which are sold in the shop, is now running a scheme at Shipley's Cellar Project.

Organic produce is being grown at allotments in Keighley, with Mr First working with about 15 people to produce vegetables which can then be sold at the Cellar Project in Farfield Road, Shipley.

Cellar Project manager Val Johnson said the allotments were a new initiative and offered a wide range of benefits to people with mental health difficulties.

"We are very keen to promote healthy eating and healthy living initiatives because there are links between better mental health and better physical health," she said.

"There are therapeutic benefits from gardening but there's also physical exercise.

"People can also gain skills for their future employment prospects."

The project has been open for about 15 years, receiving funding from Bradford Council and health and social services to provide work and training opportunities for people with mental health problems.

Bradford Wholefoods will shut at the end of the day on Friday, March 17 and, from March 23, fresh produce and some of the shop's most popular ranges can be bought every Thursday from the Cellar Project on Farfield Road between 9am and 6pm.

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