Month: December 2015

Buses and bargains help bring in Boxing Day crowds for Airedale Shopping Centre

Extra bus services have helped to make it one of the busiest Boxing Day sales ever at Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre. Bargain hunters took advantage of the  special services as well as free parking to head to  the busy mall to hit the sales. It comes as the centre has celebrated another busy Christmas, with […]

St Helens shoppers enjoy star-studded treat from Theatre Royal’s Cinderella cast

Families visiting a St Helens shopping centre were treated to a touch of showbiz glamour when stars appearing in the town’s pantomime met fans and posed for pictures. Benidorm and I’m A Celebrity star Crissy Rock was among the actors appearing in St Helens Theatre Royal’s glittering production of Cinderella, who dropped into the centre, […]

Fat Face and H&M help deliver ringing tills for Church Square Shopping Centre

Newly-opened fashion stores Fat Face and H&M have helped to make it a busy Christmas for retailers at Church Square Shopping Centre. The busy St Helens mall is on course to welcome more than 900,000 shoppers in December, with sales expected to top £47 million. As well as the 50-plus jobs created by the new […]

Director of Fun names his top five toys for Christmas at Rochdale Exchange

TOYS on sale for Christmas at the Rochdale Exchange shopping centre have been put to the test by the mall’s official Director of Fun. Sam Doherty, nine, chose his five favourite toys on sale at Beales department store in the shopping centre, delivering his verdict on each and picking out his personal favourite. The Meanwood […]

Young entrepreneurs showcase their record recycling business at Stretford Mall pop-up market

A TEAM of young entrepreneurs have been getting into the groove for a record-breaking future by setting up a business turning old vinyl discs into useful household objects. The Year 12 students from Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College in Altrincham, who are running a company called Vinyl Mash Ups, were among a group of budding […]

Artistic youngsters have designs on a great Christmas

Artistic children created snowy hillsides, sparkly Christmas trees and glittery gifts when they designed their own festive cards during a special event at a Keighley shopping centre. Youngsters flocked to the Airedale shopping centre to take part in the competition organised by Pulse 1 radio station and to be in with a chance of winning […]

Top North Wales builder to build 700 flats in Liverpool

Award-winning North Wales builders Anwyl Construction have announced two major ventures in Liverpool as part of a programme of more than £30 million in new building projects during 2016. Anwyl will start work next year on a 15-storey block of 430 student flats on the Norton Street site of the former National Express coach station. […]