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Work continues on site at East Ham
22 Jan 2021Construction work has continued throughout the current lockdown on the transformation of the former East Ham Market Hall in the London Borough of Newham. The development is the first major scheme in London for Dransfield Properties Ltd, working as part of a joint venture with Land Management and...
Financial Advisor moves to new location at Sanderson Arcade
22 Jan 2021Pilling Financial Limited, formally known as D and P Asset Management Ltd, have relocated from Market Place to newly refurbished office space at Sanderson Arcade’s Owen House. Owner Andrew Pilling’s business has been based in Morpeth for the past 18 years, making it the longest-standing Independent...
Italian food trader expands at Five Valleys Market
21 Jan 2021The popular Italian street food business Non Solo Pasta have announced plans to expand and take on a larger unit at the successful Five Valleys Market in Stroud. The Market area is a major part of the centre’s refurbishment and opened last year with Non Solo Pasta one of the first local companies...
Piri-Piri Chicken stall set to fly into the Five Valleys Market.
21 Jan 2021A brand new food vendor is set to join the line up at the Five Valleys indoor market in Stroud in the coming weeks. Opening in early spring, House of Piri will serve a wide range of flavoursome, Piri-Piri foods including chicken wings, breast and wraps plus a selection of vegetarian and vegan Piri...
New JYSK homeware store to open at Marshalls Yard
20 Jan 2021The largest Danish retailer operating globally, JYSK, is set to open a brand-new store at Marshalls Yard in Gainsborough. The new 12,570 sq. ft. store is set to open in August and can be found on the ground floor of the former DW Fitness unit. Founded in Denmark in 1979 by Lars Larsen, over the...
£30k store investment revealed as Specsavers Fox Valley remains open with safety in sight
19 Jan 2021A year on from opening, Specsavers Fox Valley has revealed details of a further £30k store investment, as it's set to continue to remain open to the community for all eye and hearing care needs throughout the third lockdown. Following a £350k investment for the store’s launch in early 2020, half...
Speciality coffee shop to open at Five Valleys this spring
14 Jan 2021Fit out work has begun on a new coffee shop at Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud. Rough Hands Coffee, headed up by Samuel Humphris, will serve high quality, speciality coffee from both local and global roasters. This new coffee shop will showcase house and guest espressos as well as filter...
Snap Fitness Gainsborough continues to support members on their fitness journey during Tier 4 closure.
5 Jan 2021Snap Fitness at Marshalls Yard will continue to help members keep fit this New Year using free online workouts, tips and motivation during their temporary closure. Gainsborough’s new gym opened its doors on Boxing Day 2020, only to shut them just a short time later following the Government’s announcement...
Redbrik Branches into Hospitality in 2021
22 Dec 2020Leading South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Estate Agents, Redbrik is opening two new branches in Sheffield; on Ecclesall Road (the former Le Bistrot Pierre) and in Fox Valley Shopping Park, Stocksbridge. As well as providing its award-winning property services, each of the branches will host...
Luxury fashion house opens pop up shop in Stroud
18 Dec 2020The Unique English, luxury fashion house Redheart England have opened a new pop-up shop at the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud. For one month only shoppers can pick up handmade, high quality knitwear which is made with the finest materials and using the most specialised traditional knitters,...
Stroud’s Vue Cinema reopens in time for Christmas
17 Dec 2020Vue Cinema at Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud has now reopened and are showing a selection of festive film screenings and an exciting film exclusive! From Wednesday 16th December up until Christmas Eve the cinema will be screening plenty of festive classics including Elf, Die Hard, It’s...
Company relocates and extends lease at Five Valleys!
17 Dec 2020The mobile phone store Fone Fixers has moved to an attractive newly fitted out 560 sq. ft. unit at Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre. The popular store which offers a repair service as well as stocking a wide range of mobile phone accessories is based along the Arcade area, next to O2 and near...
Local photographer opens pop up shop at Five Valleys
17 Dec 2020A local photographer has opened a brand new pop up shop at the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud. Tom Durn, aged 27 from Stroud, has travelled around the world capturing stunning shots in places such as Switzerland, Iceland, Bali, Singapore, Italy, New York and Marrakech which are now available...
Street food on the menu at Morpeth's weekend market
17 Dec 2020The final Street Food Market of 2020 is set to take place in Morpeth on Saturday 19th December from 10am-4pm. The very best of the regions food vendors will be trading at the Market Place including Geordie Bangers, Phi Pie Greek Street Food and a new addition, Twisted Chick. There will also be fabulous...
Selby restaurant extends lease at Market Cross
16 Dec 2020The team at the popular Selby town centre Regency Restaurant extended their lease, committing to the town for a further six years. The restaurant, which has a dine in and a takeaway menu, can be found at the first floor of the town’s Market Cross shopping centre. This part of the centre...
Sandersons appoints board of Directors
11 Dec 2020Sandersons Department Stores has appointed three new Directors to the board this week. Managing Director Lisa Fox, Buying Director Philippa Meighan and E-Commerce Director Fran O’Connell have all been appointed to their new roles, strengthening the Management team as the company prepares to open...
Business blooms for Morpeth florist with department store collaboration!
10 Dec 2020Morpeth florist Louise Lynn is bringing her beautiful blooms to a brand-new concession at the town’s new Sandersons Boutique Department Store. Louise launched The Bee and Botanist at Packhorse Yard in Morpeth in August this year and is already expanding with a new concession at the stunning new store...
Salon team puts down new roots in Stroud!
7 Dec 2020The team from Stroud’s popular hair salon Harriet’s Organic have moved to a brand new salon and have launched their new look brand this autumn at the town’s Five Valleys shopping centre. The new Medulla salon is based in the transformed mall area at Five Valleys joining a host of new and existing...
A new pop-up shop showcasing local independent businesses opens at Marshall’s Yard.
2 Dec 2020A new concept Pop-up Shop opens at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough this week (Friday 4th December) showcasing the very best of the regions local, independent businesses. The Pop-up Shop will be open seven days a week, with a line-up that will rotate weekly - so shoppers can expect to discover something...
Independent department stores prepares to reopen for Christmas countdown
27 Nov 2020The teams at Sandersons Boutique at Fox Valley in Sheffield and Sanderson Arcade in Morpeth are preparing to re-open their doors for the Christmas countdown next week following the government’s relaxation of the lockdown restrictions. Non-essential stores are permitted to re-open from Wednesday...
Five Valleys and Good Sixty announce plans for new home delivery service supporting Stroud’s independent food producers
27 Nov 2020The team at Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre are launching a partnership with the home delivery platform Good Sixty to offer a bespoke service at the centre’s new indoor market. The specially tailored website allows customers to browse the products available at Five Valleys Market and select...
New Selby town centre apartments unveiled!
26 Nov 2020Four brand new town centre apartments have been released to the rental market following a major investment at Selby’s Market Cross shopping centre. The Market Cross owners, Dransfield Properties Ltd, have invested £450,000 in the centre over the last 12 months. The redevelopment programme has...
A new Tex-Mex taste comes to the Five Valleys Market
18 Nov 2020Another local food trader is set to join the food-to-go line up at Five Valleys Artisan Market in Stroud this December. Headed up by Emilio Sanchis Granell, La Cantina will bring a new flavour to the market, with a menu filled with Tex-Mex style food including Burritos, Nachos, Quesadillas and...
Stroud’s new indoor market nets high quality fishmonger
16 Nov 2020Headed by David Witts the company already has shops in Pershore, Gloucester and Oxford selling freshly caught fish and seafood - direct from the coast to the customer. The company’s brand-new Stroud store is now open at the Five Valley’s indoor market which has been styled on London’s Borough...
Florist opens stunning new stall at Five Valleys market
14 Nov 2020Another great independent, local business, The Lily Pad Florist, has opened at Stroud’s Five Valleys indoor market this week. Headed by Gemma Bowering the business has been based on Gloucester Street in the town for more than seven years with an occasional pop up stall at Five Valleys more...
Morpeth Markets to take place this November
4 Nov 2020Morpeth’s outdoor weekly and monthly food markets will be taking place throughout the month of November, starting with the monthly Farmers’ Market taking place this Saturday (7th November) from 9am-3pm. Essential produce and products will be trading as usual at the market, with some non-essential...
Fox Valley Markets to take place in November
4 Nov 2020Fox Valley’s outdoor weekly and monthly markets will be taking place throughout the month of November, starting with the weekly Friday Market this week Friday (6th November) from 10am-4pm. Food and essential products will be available as usual at the markets from a range of Sheffield’s finest...
Works start on brand new fitness facility for Gainsborough
2 Nov 2020Works have started on the new Snap Fitness gym at Marshalls Yard, transforming the first-floor of the former DW Fitness unit. The 24-hour facility will be open to the public from mid-December but keen gym-goers hungry for a deal can sign up for their membership now and enjoy and exclusive pre-opening...
Morpeth’s new boutique department store launched!
28 Oct 2020Morpeth’s fabulous new department store, Sandersons Boutique is now officially open with shoppers turning out to welcome the new businesses to the town. The team at the 8,500 sq. ft independent boutique store cut the ribbon this morning (Thursday 22nd October) along with the store’s Managing...
Countdown to launch for Morpeth's new boutique department store!
15 Oct 2020The team behind Morpeth’s fabulous new boutique department store, Sandersons are on schedule to launch what will be their second store next week – just in time for the busy Christmas shopping period. The fit-out team headed by the award-winning store designer John Hoyle are close to completing...
Emily promoted to new role at leading Yorkshire property firm
15 Oct 2020Leading South Yorkshire property firm Dransfield Properties Ltd has appointed Emily Hughes as the company’s new Head of Communications. Emily has worked at the award-winning development company for four years as part of the PR team and has now been promoted to head up the department. Dransfield...
Armadeli now open at Five Valleys Market
13 Oct 2020Stroud’s Armadeli Delicatessen has officially opened in their new space at the Five Valleys indoor market. Owner Armorel Willoughby has expanded her business with the move from her old premises on Union Street in the town and is now located adjacent to the Waghorne’s Butchers who recently opened...
Fitness chain confirms commitment to Sheffield’s Fox Valley
7 Oct 2020The global fitness brand Snap Fitness has further committed to the award-winning Fox Valley shopping centre in north Sheffield by extending its lease for a further seven years through to 2030. The 24-hour gym opened at Fox Valley four years ago this month and has built up a strong membership...
Artisan Butcher opens at Stroud's New Indoor Market
6 Oct 2020The family butcher has a history which dates back to the 1850s and a reputation for being passionate about the provenance of the meat they sell. Waghornes is owned by Nigel Kavanagh and Nic Veale and supplies free range, farm reared meats and game. Nic and Nigel’s famous farm to table philosophy...
Morpeth’s new department store appoints expert Management team
2 Oct 2020Sandersons Department Store have appointed their Management Team for their new store opening later this month in Morpeth. Tara Harris from Cramlington will head up the new store team as Store Manager, supported by Lucy Bowden from Morpeth as Assistant Store Manager. Between them, Tara and Lucy...
Global training provider relocates to Fox Valley
2 Oct 2020Huthwaite International - the global training provider and behaviour change specialist – is relocating the company’s UK headquarters to Fox Valley in north Sheffield. The company is currently based at Wentworth and the team will be moving later this month to new premises at both Samuel House and...
More Traders Join Stroud's New Artisan Market
25 Sep 2020Stroud’s new indoor market at the Five Valleys shopping centre welcomed the first of a host of new artisan traders this week. The Artisan Baker headed by Ori Hellerstein is the latest talented trader to join the line up at the Borough Market style market which is part of the major transformation...
Dransfield Properties supports North Ferriby Football Club
21 Sep 2020Dransfield Properties has announced the company is continuing to support North Ferriby Football Club for the coming season. The club was formed last year following the demise of North Ferriby United and starts the 2020/21 season in Division 1 of the Northern Counties (East) Football League. Mark...
Selby businesses come together to launch “shop local” campaign
16 Sep 2020Independent businesses at Selby’s Market Cross shopping centre have come together to urge the town’s residents to shop local. A striking new campaign has been launched by local business owners aimed at focussing on the fantastic range of goods and services on offer at the centre and encouraging...
Award-winning artisan butcher to join Stroud’s new indoor market
9 Sep 2020The well-known Gloucestershire butcher and delicatessen Waghornes is the latest artisan trader to announce they will be joining the line-up at Stroud’s new Borough Market style indoor market. The name Waghornes has been synonymous with high quality meat in the region for more than 150 years. The family...
Snap Fitness to open new Gainsborough gym!
8 Sep 2020The global fitness brand Snap Fitness is opening a brand-new 24-hour gym in the former DW Sports Fitness unit at Marshall’s Yard. The Snap team are planning to launch the new gym in December and customers can register their interest in joining through the company’s website https://www.snapfitness.com/uk/gainsborough-coming-soon The...
Falafel Mama joins Stroud’s Five Valleys Market
3 Sep 2020Shoppers at Stroud’s new indoor market can now enjoy a taste of the Middle East with Falafel Mama the latest street food trader to join the growing line up. Owner Alon Hertz already has a popular following in the town with the company’s London Road café – and now Falafel Mama has branched...
Sandersons boutique targets affluent market towns
26 Aug 2020The team behind the award-winning boutique department store Sandersons have announced the opening of two further stores in the next 12 months - with the first in Morpeth, Northumberland, opening in October 2020. The opportunity to deliver a new Morpeth store has arisen following the closure of New...
Cardzone to open new store at Marshall’s Yard!
26 Aug 2020Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough will be welcoming the greeting card and gift company Cardzone to the centre next month. Cardzone opened its first store in Sheffield in 2005 and now has more than 100 stores across the UK with the new Marshall’s Yard store the latest to open its doors. The...
Savers extends lease at Five Valleys
20 Aug 2020The discount health and beauty chain Savers has further committed to Dransfield Properties’ Five Valleys centre in Stroud by extending the lease to 2023. Savers is part of the AS Watson group which also owns Superdrug and has a store on Stroud’s King Street which is part of the Five Valleys...
Pieminister due to open at Five Valleys Market
18 Aug 2020The award-winning independent pie maker Pieminister is the latest company to be joining Stroud’s new artisan market which is currently taking shape at the town’s Five Valley’s shopping centre. Founded in Bristol by brothers-in-law Tristan Hogg and Jon Simon, Pieminister has been running festival...
Boutique department store to open in Morpeth
17 Aug 2020The award-winning boutique department store Sandersons is expanding – with a second store due to open in the autumn at Morpeth’s Sanderson Arcade, creating 24 new jobs. Sandersons is owned by the Arcade developers Dransfield Properties Ltd and the company is currently transforming the former...
New jeweller joins the line up at Sanderson Arcade
10 Aug 2020Market Cross Jewellers are the latest retailer to join Sanderson Arcade in Morpeth. Headed up by Dawn and Roy Welsh, the independent Jewellers have 12 stores and four standalone Swarovski stores throughout North Yorkshire and the North East. Market Cross Jewellers have brought a range of new...
Award winning organic baker to join the new Five Valleys Market in Stroud!
6 Aug 2020Stroud’s award-winning “The Artisan Baker” Ori Hellerstein is the latest talented trader joining the growing list of local food producers at the Five Valleys indoor market later in the year. Ori has built up a following for his delicious, organic, high quality breads from all corners of...
Car park works nearing completion at Five Valleys!
28 Jul 2020The newly extended top deck car at Five Valleys in Stroud is now open for shoppers and visitors to the town. The team from the main contractors Speller Metcalfe have been working on the car park area since resuming work at Five Valleys in May. And the top deck of the car park has been extended...
Adam joins the team at Lime Square
27 Jul 2020Openshaw’s Lime Square has a new Operations Supervisor heading up the busy team at the east Manchester shopping centre. Adam Dinsdale joins the Lime Square team with a wealth of experience in retail as well as property management and maintenance. He also has security experience. In his...
Stroud Bowl prepares to re-open
27 Jul 2020The team at Stroud Bowl at Five Valleys shopping centre are preparing to reopen the popular leisure venue on Saturday August 15th. Bowling alleys have now been given the go ahead to reopen following a change in government guidance as the lockdown restrictions are eased. And the Stroud Bowl team...