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Independent toy shop launches new stroud store
22 Oct 2024Ducklings Toy Shop has unveiled its brand-new store at Five Valleys in Stroud this weekend – giving the growing business room to expand and offer a wider range in its new location. The Mayor of Stroud Cllr Tony Davey cut the ribbon on the new store which has doubled the town centre space the business...
Fox Valley shows commitment to community by teaming up with rugby clubs to sponsor local derby matches
22 Oct 2024Fox Valley shopping centre has shown its commitment to the community by providing sponsorship for a series of local derby rugby matches. The popular Stocksbridge-based shopping destination has pledged its support for a series of matches between Wortley and Stocksbridge rugby union clubs. The two teams...
Pandora launches retail "first" at independent department store in Stroud
21 Oct 2024Pandora – the world’s largest jewellery brand – has launched its first independent department store collaboration with a “store in store” concept in Sandersons Boutique at Five Valleys in Stroud. The bespoke branded area was unveiled with a special ribbon cutting at the store on Thursday October...
Global shoe brand Rieker opening new store at Sanderson Arcade
18 Oct 2024Global shoe brand Rieker – which specialises in fashionable and functional footwear – is opening a new store at Sanderson Arcade. The popular footwear retailer is launching their latest venture at the popular Morpeth shopping centre on Monday, November 11. The development has also resulted...
Pandora launches retail "first" at Sheffield independent department store
10 Oct 2024Pandora – the world’s largest jewellery brand – has today launched its first independent department store concession at the award winning Sandersons store at Fox Valley in north Sheffield. The stunning new concession can be found on the ground floor of the Fox Valley store where shoppers can find...
South Yorkshire charity opens new boutique store at Fox Valley
10 Oct 2024A charity dedicated to animal welfare has launched a new boutique store at Fox Valley in north Sheffield - with a focus on high quality and designer preloved clothing. Thornberry Animal Sanctuary is based on two sites in Sheffield and was founded in 1988. Since opening the charity has rescued thousands...
Fox Valley welcomes back Charlotte as she joins centre management team
9 Oct 2024Fox Valley shopping centre has welcomed a new member of staff to the management team. Charlotte Whittaker has joined as Centre Manager to cover the maternity leave of Claire Biltcliffe. She intends to take up the role of Assistant Centre Manager once Claire returns early next year. Fox Valley is familiar...
New Assistant Centre Manager joins Marshall's Yard team
8 Oct 2024A new Assistant Centre Manager has joined the team at Gainsborough's popular Marshall's Yard shopping centre. Rachel Brothwell will be working alongside Centre Manager Melissa Clement to run the busy shopping destination. Rachel has almost 20 years worth of experience in retail management and knows...
Marshall’s Yard achieves Silver Gilt success in regional “in bloom” awards
4 Oct 2024The green fingered team at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough are celebrating this week after being awarded a prestigious Silver Gilt, in the annual East Midlands in Bloom Awards. The stunning displays at Marshalls Yard, include 36 hanging baskets which are planted every year by Needhams Nursery....
Fox Valley crowned gold winners at Yorkshire in Bloom Awards!
3 Oct 2024Fox Valley shopping centre in north Sheffield has earned the prestigious Yorkshire in Bloom Gold Award for the second year running - for the centre’s fabulous floral displays. The centre had a four-year break from entering the competition and returned with a gold award in 2023 with a second gold...
High praise for Market Cross as centre achieves “in bloom” silver gilt award
2 Oct 2024The team at Market Cross shopping centre are celebrating this week after their attractive floral displays achieved the sought after Yorkshire in Bloom Silver Gilt Award. The centre was described by judges as a “hidden gem, nestled opposite Selby Abbey” they praised the hard work of the team who...
Dog owner inspired by her canine friend Chester to launch doggy deli at Fox Valley
2 Oct 2024A dog owner has been inspired by her canine friend Chester to launch a new doggy deli business at Fox Valley. Barnsley woman Kirsty Baylis said her poodle/springer spaniel cross provided the inspiration behind her launching House of Chester in February this year. Kirsty has spent the last several...
Pandora and Sandersons partner to launch new concept concession
30 Sep 2024The world’s largest jewellery brand, Pandora is working with the independent department store Sandersons to deliver a brand-new concept concession at the retailers’ stores in Stroud and Sheffield. This is the first collaboration of its kind for Pandora and will bring a store-in-store experience...
Leading Gloucestershire legal team launch new Stroud office
26 Sep 2024The Specialist conveyancing firm Montpellier Legal has expanded its presence in the region with brand new premises at Five Valleys in Stroud. The team from the leading legal firm have now moved into their purpose-built new premises at the town centre development - adding Stroud to the company’s...
'One stop shop' for all your phone needs opens at Marshall's Yard
19 Sep 2024A 'one stop shop' for all your phone needs has opened at Marshall's Yard shopping centre in Gainsborough. Phone Outlet sells new and refurbished smartphones from top brands including Apple iPhone, Google, Samsung, Huawei and many others that they can often sell at cheaper prices. The store also...
Business offering vital advice to farmers and landowners launched in Penistone
18 Sep 2024A new business offering farmers and landowners vital advice on a wide range of issues has opened at Penistone 1. Woodcock Rural Surveyors Limited launched this summer at the commercial and office development in Penistone offering a wide range of services including guidance on such things as planning...
Work gets underway on latest phase of development at Five Valleys in Stroud
13 Sep 2024The latest phase of construction work at the Five Valleys centre in Stroud has started this month – delivering new retail, office and residential space in the heart of the town centre. The steelwork has been erected in the courtyard area at Five Valleys, it marks the start of this latest project...
Independent jewellers opens at new East Ham shopping destination
9 Sep 2024Blue Jewellers have opened their 439 sq ft unit at East Ham’s brand-new shopping centre, The Market Place – just off the busy High Street North. Husband-and-wife team, Can Uzan and Zeynep Senes, have experience in the industry spanning two decades and have brought their unique range to this part...
Surya Chamak brings a ray of sunshine to Stroud town centre
5 Sep 2024Jewellery brand Surya Chamak is the latest retailer due to open at Stroud’s Five Valleys centre with a brand-new store in the busy mall area. Owned by businesswoman Reena Gohil-Khetani the store will offer a curated selection of high-quality jewellery made from surgical stainless steel which is all...
Talented baker Faye launches new venture in Stroud
30 Aug 2024Talented home baker Faye Merrix-Jones has chosen Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre for the location of her brand-new business which is due to open later in September. Faye has built up a reputation among friends and family for her talent for delicious and imaginative occasion cakes. Now she’s...
A taste of Cuba comes to Five Valleys in Stroud
27 Aug 2024The popular Cuban street food trader Los Cubanos is the latest company due to join the fabulous independent food hall line up at Stroud’s Five Valleys. The team from the family run business are transforming the large unit next to the Artisan Baker into a little piece of Cuba - ready for a special...
Sponsorship deal helps to spread the word about John Crawshaw Butchers in Fox Valley
27 Aug 2024Thousands of people are hearing about the high-quality meats being served up by a long-established butchers shop thanks to a unique sponsorship deal with Fox Valley shopping centre. John Crawshaw Butchers has been serving high-quality beef, pork, lamb and other cuts to the people of Sheffield and beyond...
Unique Penistone venue expands to offer customers even more
22 Aug 2024A unique community venue that offers refills, delicious deli food, coffee and gifts has expanded to offer customers even more. All Is Good Yorkshire Ltd has grown in popularity and size in the three years it has been open in Penistone. Shortly after launching as a coffee shop and delicatessen...
Macarons and more on the menu for Josh’s new Stroud business venture
15 Aug 2024Talented pastry chef Josh Ambridge has expanded his Stroud business this month, with a brand-new venture launched at the town’s Five Valleys centre. Josh owns and runs the popular instore café at Sandersons Department Store at Five Valleys called Choux Bun Appetit. Now’s he has launched a second...
New aesthetics company which aims to help people to ‘feel your best’ opening at Marshall’s Yard
9 Aug 2024A new aesthetics company which aims to help people to ‘feel your best’ is opening at Marshall’s Yard. Sinful Skin Aesthetics, which specialises in a range of cosmetic treatments including dermal fillers, skin boosters and fat dissolving, is opening at the Gainsborough-based shopping centre on...
Business opportunity grows between shopping centre and local charity
7 Aug 2024Blyth Star Enterprises, which operates a horticultural day service at Stakeford Nurseries for adults with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities, was approached by Sanderson Arcade following a recommendation from a member of the shopping centre’s security staff. Located in the centre...
Talented Trek cyclists flying the flag for Fox Valley during adventures across Europe
5 Aug 2024A group of talented cyclists are flying the flag for Fox Valley by competing against some of the world’s best riders in competitions across Europe. The Trek Sheffield Fox Valley Cycling Team was launched in 2022 and is made up of 12 riders – a mixture of members of staff, ambassadors and customers...
Award-winning baby brand Pippeta opens office at Penistone 1
5 Aug 2024A baby brand that has won a number of awards for their unique hands-free breast pumps has opened an office at Penistone 1. Pippetaspecialises in making hands-free breast pumps that are designed to discreetly slip into a nursing bra, plus other mother and baby products such as nip cups, milk storage...
Business blooms for Sheffield florist with new Fox Valley store
1 Aug 2024Premium Sheffield florist Monica F Hewitt has expanded with a new store at Fox Valley in Stocksbridge as part of the centre’s popular department store, Sandersons. Monica’s at Fox Valley launched on Yorkshire Day (August 1st) with a special ribbon cutting from the Mayor of Stocksbridge, Cllr Alan...
New sponsorship opportunities unveiled for northeast businesses
31 Jul 2024The team at Sanderson Arcade in Morpeth have launched a brand-new package of sponsorship opportunities targeted at northeast businesses – as the award-winning centre celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The Arcade attracts more than 60,000 customers every week and has recently celebrated the...
Vital employment charity that has helped hundreds of people to find a job commits future to Marshall’s Yard
25 Jul 2024A charity which specialises in helping people to overcome barriers in order to get into the workplace has committed its future to Gainsborough. Leading employment charity the Shaw Trust has just signed a lease extension at its Pattern Store office at Marshall’s Yard shopping centre meaning people...
Novelist cuts ribbon to officially open new town centre library in Stroud
23 Jul 2024Best selling Gloucestershire novelist Katie Fforde cut the ribbon today to formally open Stroud Library at its new location at Five Valleys in the heart of the town. It has moved from its old location in Lansdown to a more central and accessible site in the centre of the town. The formal launch was...
New B&M discount store in Marshall's Yard off to a flying start
22 Jul 2024Excited customers were welcomed into a new B&M store which officially opened its doors to the public at Marshall's Yard on Saturday. The shop has relocated from its former base at Lord Street into the former 20,764 sq ft Wilko unit - giving the company a larger and better site in the town. The relocation...
Savers renews lease on Stroud town centre store
11 Jul 2024The popular health, beauty and household retailer Savers has renewed the company’s lease on its Stroud town centre store – confirming its ongoing commitment to trading in the town. Savers is a popular addition to the town centre retail line up and part of the recently upgraded Five Valleys...
B&M to relocate to a bigger and better store at Marshall’s Yard
3 Jul 2024Leading discount retailer B&M has announced that it will be relocating its current Lord Street, Gainsborough store to a unit at Marshalls Yard – giving the company a much bigger and better site in the town. This relocation will create 25 new jobs and follows feedback from regular shoppers that they...
Excited shoppers gather to enjoy DJ set as Oliver Bonas opens at Sanderson Arcade
1 Jul 2024Excited shoppers gathered to enjoy a DJ set and a free drink as British fashion and lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas opened its doors to the public for the first time at Sanderson Arcade. Visitors were welcomed in with a free non-alcoholic drink from the Drink Living Things brand, and got to take a look...
Trio of businesses commit future to Sanderson Arcade
28 Jun 2024A trio of businesses – all vital to their community in unique and different ways – have committed their future to Sanderson Arcade. Phase Eight, The Morpeth Larder and The Jewellers Guild have all signed lease renewals to continue their stay at the popular Morpeth shopping destination in a move...
A decade of support for South Yorkshire children’s charity
26 Jun 2024The Dransfield Foundation has marked ten years of support for a South Yorkshire children’s charity – with a further donation of £1,600 to support activities for youngsters in Barnsley. The charitable foundation was launched in April 2014 – and the South Hiendley based Exodus Project was one...
New management team at Marshall’s Yard
20 Jun 2024Gainsborough’s award-winning Marshall’s Yard has a new team at the helm – with Melissa Cutforth being promoted to the role of Centre Manager and Amy Jones joining the centre as Assistant Centre Manager. Melissa joined the Yard eighteen months and has now been promoted to the centre management...
Golden Ticket launch for new Peacocks store in Stroud
20 Jun 2024Family fashion retailer Peacocks has opened its latest new store at Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre to a crowd of waiting shoppers. The first ten shoppers were treated to a special £50 Golden Ticket to spend in store and the very first customer in the queue, Karon Vizor-Beard joined the...
Praise for Stroud’s Five Valleys Centre
18 Jun 2024Lord Andrew Mawson was given a tour of Stroud’s Five Valleys Centre - praising the team behind the development for delivering a transformational town centre project. Lord Mawson is well known for his work at the Bromley by Bow Centre in East London - the UK’s first Healthy Living Centre which...
Family-friendly value retailer The Works now open at Sanderson Arcade
12 Jun 2024The Works, the UK’s leading family-friendly value retailer of gifts, arts, crafts, toys, books and stationery, has opened a brand-new store at Sanderson Arcade. The 1, 758 sq. ft. store occupies part of the former Sandersons store at the Arcade and can be found opposite the bus station and town centre...
Sandersons team support annual Charity Fun Run
3 Jun 2024An annual fun run in memory of Penistone brothers Jack and Paul Sykes takes place this weekend, and the team at Sandersons Department Store at Fox Valley are supporting the special fundraising event. The annual 2km run starts at Penistone Show Ground at 10:30am on Sunday June 9th covering footpaths...
Sandersons back Stocksbridge dance school representing England at an international competition
20 May 2024Twenty-one children from as young as eight years old have been selected to represent England at the International Dance Federation World Championships. Sandersons Department Stores, which is based at Fox Valley in Sheffield, is proudly supporting Lauren McCaslin School of Theatre Dance.
Dransfield team invited to give evidence at House of Lords focussed on the UK’s high streets
20 May 2024The leading South Yorkshire property company Dransfield Properties Ltd was invited to the House of Lords this month to give evidence at a select committee inquiry into “High Streets in Towns and Small Cities.” The company was selected to share its expertise and experience based on its track...
New pizza takeaway promising ‘tradition of Naples, authenticity of New York and freshness of the North East’ opens in Morpeth
13 May 2024A new pizza takeaway promising the ‘tradition of Naples, authenticity of New York and freshness of the North East’ has opened in Morpeth. Family-run independent pizzeria The Pitman Pizza Co opened their latest takeaway at Stanley Terrace, behind Sanderson Arcade, on Wednesday, May 8. This...
Legal team step up to top tier premises at Five Valleys
13 May 2024Gloucestershire conveyancing specialists, Montpellier Legal, have announced their expansion into new premises at Five Valleys in Stroud. The leading legal firm have committed to 2000 sq ft of office space currently under construction at the town centre shopping centre, which is simultaneously undergoing...
Customers treated to delicious canapés as part of Kitchen Connections showroom launch day at Fox Valley
9 May 2024The first customers through the doors of a home renovation business new to Fox Valley were treated to delicious canapés as part of launch day. Kitchen Connections Ltd opened their new showroom and office at Fox Valley shopping centre on Saturday, May 4, after relocating to Stocksbridge from Dore....
Three reasons to celebrate as trio of businesses commit future to popular Sanderson Arcade
24 Apr 2024A trio of businesses have committed their future to Sanderson Arcade in a move that is sure to be welcomed by clients at the popular Morpeth-based shopping centre. SG Aesthetics, Advice4Business North East and Signature North East – which all offer very different but vital services for people in the...