A pharmacy based at the heart of Stratford shopping centre has been bought by a Kent based operator.

Stratford Pharmacy, which dispenses around 5,000 prescriptions every month, was sold by Christie + Co to Osborn Pharmacy.

The business was on the market for offers in excess of �1million.

Andrew Evangelou, associate director at Christie + Co said: ‘Stratford Pharmacy is a well established business that until this sale was in the same hands for around 30 years.’