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Another stalwart of Leicester's retail scene has closed soon.

Sheehans Music, which has been trading in the city centre for 32 years, most recently in London Road, has announced its closure.

In a statement on its Facebook page, Sheehans said: "It is with great sadness that we have to tell you that Sheehans has now closed down.

"We would like to thank everyone who has been part of the Sheehans story during the last 32 years.

"We have had some great times together.

"We will post a further announcement in the next few days to let you know about arrangements for instrument rentals and repairs. Thank you."

Noel Sheehan founded Sheehans in 1984, after realising that there was a market for musical instrument repairs in Leicestershire.

The business began trading as a repair service in a small workshop in Leicester, with 2 experienced repairers, but soon expanded into retail sales.

Growth has been rapid (and sometimes chaotic!), but Sheehans is now widely regarded as one of the best acoustic musical instrument stores in the UK.

The business employed 12 full-time staff at its London Road store.

It also had three repair workshops which serviced and repaired guitars, orchestral strings and wind instruments.

In addition to sales and repairs, Sheehans also offered a woodwind and brass instrument rental scheme, a violin, viola and cello rental scheme, and ran a number of popular events including its annual Acoustic Avalon guitar show.