A KELTY butchers shut shop for the final time on Saturday after supermarket giants ran them out of their almost ten year business.

D&S Condie, of Main Street, could not compete with the cut-price deals being offered by the bigger chains such as Aldi and Morrisons in Cowdenbeath, and have had to close as a result.

Danny Condie, who ran the butchers for nearly ten years with his wife, Sam, explained that last year's closure of Royal Bank of Scotland in the village was the start of their downfall.

He said: "That really killed the village. It left Kelty without banking facilities, and the elderly were not too comfortable dealing with machines. They have been going into Cowdenbeath to withdraw their pensions there, and then spending it there".

He added:"Supermarkets have taken over, and not in a good way. People have become more dependant on them, and the end result is villages and towns suffering and smaller shops closing.

"The village is really toiling and Kelty has become a commuter community now. People buy property here to then work outside the area. Money is leaving here all the time."

The shop will now be sold as a unit rather than a butchers, as Danny and Sam leave the business to focus on other work.

Danny, 51, added: "Butchers are a dying trade now. People have turned to ready-made meals they can throw in the microwave. It's a good time to get out before it gets worse. We just can't compete with them. We have not got a hope."