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The general store on the island, which the couple now run.<br />
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Not so scilly ...<br />
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A couple who have swapped bustling London for the idyllic Isles of Scilly say they are loving their new life.<br />
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Aaron Haile, 39, and her husband Mark Bothwick, 45, made the bold decision to quit the capital for the tiny island of Bryher off the Cornish coast.<br />
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They have taken on the island's only general store which doubles as a post office for the outpost's 84 inhabitants - in stark contrast to London's 8.7million population.<br />
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Their previous home was a two bedroom Lewisham flat in a tower block in south east London.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: AaronHaile/BNPS

The general store on the island, which the couple now run.

Not so scilly ...

A couple who have swapped bustling London for the idyllic Isles of Scilly say they are loving their new life.

Aaron Haile, 39, and her husband Mark Bothwick, 45, made the bold decision to quit the capital for the tiny island of Bryher off the Cornish coast.

They have taken on the island's only general store which doubles as a post office for the outpost's 84 inhabitants - in stark contrast to London's 8.7million population.

Their previous home was a two bedroom Lewisham flat in a tower block in south east London.