A town centre’s only pharmacy has been issued with a bailiff notice for the second time this year.

Jhoots Pharmacy, in Rainham Shopping Centre, is understood to have told its customers it will be closed until further notice.

A notice from Parkinson Bailiff Services Limited has been put up in the window of the unit stating it is doing so under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977.

It means Jhoots has until Wednesday, October 30 to collect goods they have left behind in the shop before the landlord can sell or dispose of them.

It is not known why the pharmacy has closed or if it plans to reopen in another location.

This is not the first time the Rainham branch of the independent pharmacy chain has faced enforcement action by bailiffs.

In April, a repossession notice was spotted in the window of Jhoots, which had opened in the former Lloyds Pharmacy.

It read: “Under the terms and conditions of your rental agreement or lease, we as acting agents and with the authority of your landlord have today entered these demised premises and have served notice and have taken possession.

“No unauthorised persons are permitted entry into these premises and any attempt to do so will result in criminal proceedings being instigated against you.”

A week later, it had relocated and opened within the former Boots unit in the shopping precinct where it had been operating its services since.

Jhoots Pharmacy has been contacted for further information.