Major £50m investment programme announced for Merry Hill shopping centre

Major £50m investment programme announced for Merry Hill shopping centre

Major improvements worth more than £50 million have been announced for the Merry Hill shopping centre to transform it into the ultimate family shopping and leisure destination in the West Midlands by July 2025. The programme will begin with a first-stage relaunch in September and culminate in Merry Hill setting a new benchmark for how shopping centres can evolve post-Covid to the changing needs...

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Dancing brothers launch pantomime at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Dancing brothers launch pantomime at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Entertainers AJ and Curtis Pritchard have appeared at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre to launch this winter’s family pantomime, Cinderella. This is the first time the brothers have appeared in pantomime together as a duo. They are highly regarded for their professional dancer roles on Strictly Come Dancing and Ireland’s Dancing with the Stars. AJ and Curtis will bring with them a wealth of dancing...

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Builders’ merchant boosts fleet investment after rise in demand

Builders’ merchant boosts fleet investment after rise in demand

A well-known and family-run builders’ merchant in Kidderminster has added to its fleet in response to growing business demand from across the area. The latest investment by Thompson & Parkes, which supplies a wide range of building and landscaping materials, comes as the business continues to develop its local trade and retail offer from its Kidderminster, Stourport and Oreton branches....

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Wolverhampton bag company in line for top regional award

Wolverhampton bag company in line for top regional award

A Wolverhampton-based bag and carry accessories brand has been named as a regional finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Goodstart Jones, which has been designing and manufacturing in the city since 2016, is shortlisted in the Made in the UK category of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards’ Midlands region. The small team of designers and tailors at Goodstart Jones create their own...

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Environmental consultancy shortlisted for two business awards

Environmental consultancy shortlisted for two business awards

Worcestershire-based Focus Environmental Consultants has been named as a finalist for two awards at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2021. It is the third year in a row that Focus Environmental Consultants has been shortlisted – this time in the Small Business of the Year and Excellence in Professional Services categories. The Small Business of The Year...

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