Mr Harding said Kadian had taken the bicycle to one bike shop near his home in Steep, Hampshire, on at least two occasions and again to a different shop on the day he died.

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With the new fund, the 40-year-old is growing from a one-man shop to a larger operation by hiring two staffers.

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Richard Young, from the Original Farmers Market Shop, said the shop in question had been empty for two years and no-one wanted to fill it.

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