She added she had good feedback from the community, including businesses that were able to pay in cash to the attached Post Office.

Ms Creed, who is the shop's sole employee, also said she stayed open throughout the Covid lockdowns, adding people "queued right down the road" to get their essentials.

"It was quite a thing really wasn't it?" she said, admitting it would have been a lifeline to locals.

Keeping in touch with her friends was what Ms Creed said was her favourite thing about her job, saying: "It gives me something to get up for."

However, she said customers coming in as she was trying to have some lunch could often be one of the downsides of the job.