A second retailer within the same shopping centre has closed within a week. 

Tattoo parlour The Sacramental Tattoo Family has decided to close their studio at The Centre Cumbernauld.

It comes after they were forced to close for almost three weeks for health and safety reasons due to the damage Storms Isha and Jocelyn caused to the shopping centre last month.

After not having 'any clear answers' from centre bosses on when they could reopen, the team decided to shut up shop in Cumbernauld with plans to move into a new two-storey site in nearby Kilsyth.

This is the second business to shut down in a matter of days with staff claiming the condition of the centre has made it difficult for them to operate. 

We previously reported that comic store Castle Comics UK closed amid claims that the centre 'has reached' a stage that due to 'leaks, subsequent damage, and lack of maintenance', they can 'no longer trade'.

A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council, who purchased the centre last year, said: “Due to recent high winds, part of the roof areas in the shopping centre were impacted, resulting in substantial water ingress and repairs are underway to address this.

"We are making considerable investment to develop the retail space, including improvements to lifts, access points and shop frontage so that the shopping centre continues to attract custom.

“The council purchased The Centre Cumbernauld last year as part of a multi-million-pound regeneration programme to revitalise the town centre.

"This is an exciting long-term programme that will transform the town centre which will include a proposed new state-of-the-art hub with shared public services, new commercial and retail premises, amenity spaces and town-centre living.

"The community will be fully involved in these plans.

“However, this will take many years to come to fruition and in the meantime, we will work with retailers and other businesses to maximise their potential as The Centre Cumbernauld will continue to operate  as a shopping centre for a number of years, with a full retail offer remaining in place.”