A DISPUTE over whether Aberystwyth really does have an escalator has finally been put to bed after the new Marks & Spencer store opened last Thursday.

When Next opened in 2012 it had what many thought was the town’s first escalator, even though some questioned the claim as the store lies in Llanbadarn outside the strict town boundary.

Excitement about the Next escalator had been subject to ridicule, especially on the Chris Moyles BBC radio show.

When Tesco opened a few months ago shoppers were treated to a travelator but now Aberystwyth town centre can definitely lay claim to its very own escalator as there is one within the M&S.

But is it really the town’s first escalator?

Some people with long memories think there was an escalator in the old Woolworths store on Great Darkgate Street in the 1960s or ‘70s.

If any readers remember this, they can get in touch with reporter Chris Betteley at [email protected]