NEWTON Abbot’s branch of Homebase is not up for sale and will likely be re-branded.

Homebase has put more than 70 of its stores up for sale and Newton Abbot is not among them.

As such, it is likely that the town’s branch of the DIY and garden retailer will be re-branded as The Range.

Retail group CDS, which owns The Range, bought 70 stores in a deal struck with Teneo, the consultancy firm appointed by Homebase to handle its administration.

Teneo released the list of the 74 stores without a buyer and while other Devon stores, including Barnstaple and Honiton, are on the list, Newton Abbot is not.

The stores must find a buyer by tomorrow, Friday, November 29, if they are to be saved.