While villages across the dale have lost their local shop in the recent years, Etherley is bucking the trend. Businessman Matthew Flinn opened The Little Village Shop along Church View on Monday last week and is already enjoying a roaring trade. Mr Flinn also owns the Vape’ry manufacturing business in the village and has opened his grocery store in part of the building. I left some of the shelves empty as I wanted to see what locals wanted in the shop. I am getting recommendations, and I have a shopping list of more things that I need to go and get.