The only shop in one of the smallest villages in the country is closing its doors for the last time ever tomorrow, its owners have confirmed. Phillip Payne and his wife Lucy have run Mersham Stores and Post Office in Mersham, near Ashford, Kent , for more than eight years - but have been unable to renew their lease on the property, meaning the shop will cease to trade as of midday on Sunday. The shop owners said they are "devastated" to close the store which has become a "big part of the