Try...

.Range("A21").Value = "Last Updated: " _
& Format(Now, " dddd dd/mm/yy at hh:mm:ss") _
& ", when the shop was " & Get_ShopOpenStatus(TimeValue(Now))


Function Get_ShopOpenStatus(CurrentTime As Variant) As String
Dim vShopOpens, vShopCloses
vShopOpens = TimeValue("8:00 AM")
vShopCloses = TimeValue("4:30 PM")
If TimeValue(Now) vShopOpens And TimeValue(Now) < vShopCloses Then
_
Get_ShopOpenStatus = "open." Else Get_ShopOpenStatus = "closed."
End Function

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Garry

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