The Florist at Marshall’s Yard – run by local husband and wife team Byron and Kelly Waller - has extended the company’s lease, committing to the Gainsborough shopping centre for a further five years. The local firm is one of a host of company’s at The Yard which have extended their... More »
The fashion retailer FatFace has opened a new store at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough bringing another fantastic new brand to the award winning shopping centre. The company launched the new store with a special ribbon cutting on Saturday 31st March during the centre’s busy Easter... More »
The fashion retailer FatFace is opening a new store at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough bringing another fantastic new brand to the award winning shopping centre. The centre’s Body Shop store closed at Marshall’s Yard earlier this month – creating the opportunity for the established... More »
Visitors to Gainsborough’s Marshall’s Yard shopping centre flocked in their hundreds to celebrate the centre’s 10th birthday and enjoy the glorious heat wave over the weekend. The centre kicked off its two day celebration on Saturday with a fantastic food festival consisting of 40... More »
West Lindsey District Council and Dransfield Properties Ltd have embarked upon an exciting initiative to create a Joint Venture Company, which will help regenerate Gainsborough town centre The news comes just weeks after Dransfield Properties Ltd, submitted a planning application... More »
Chic of Gainsborough – the popular fashion and lifestyle retailer has unveiled its brand new store at Marshall’s Yard bringing a fantastic new and larger range of top quality fashion labels to the town. The independent company, run by husband and wife team Clair and Elliott Everest... More »
Gainsborough in Bloom is celebrating success again this week after the town won three top awards at the East Midlands in Bloom award ceremony, attended by the Secretary of Gainsborough in Bloom, Vaughan Hughes, held in Mansfield on 14th September 2016. The Judge awarded the Silver... More »
Two brand new high street names opened at Marshall’s Yard on Friday [24th June] and have reported a fantastic first few days of trading. The UKs largest shoe retailer, Clarks, opened next door to Lincolnshire’s first ever Seasalt store – the home wares and women’s fashion retailer... More »
The Cornish fashion company, Seasalt, will be launching its first Lincolnshire store at the end of the month at Gainsborough’s Marshall’s Yard. The new 2,688 sq. ft. pop-up Gainsborough sale shop will offer a wide range of women’s clothing and accessories at fantastic discounted... More »
Event management graduate Charlotte Toplass has joined the team at Marshall's Yard in Gainsborough. 24-year-old Charlotte, who is from Bottesford, near Scunthorpe, has been taken on at the award winning Lincolnshire shopping centre as assistant centre manager. She graduated in... More »
Students from Gainsborough Academy and Queen Elizabeth’s High School visited the award winning Marshall’s Yard shopping centre this week to meet one of the architects behind the £39 million project. Year 9 students from Gainsborough Academy about to embark on their engineering course... More »
Gainsborough’s award winning Marshall’s Yard development has a new centre manager at the helm. Alison Hall, who joined the Marshall’s Yard team three years ago as assistant centre manager, has been promoted to centre manager and will take a key role in working with stakeholders across... More »
The Lincolnshire digital design agency KAL Group has announced exciting expansion plans - after seeing its staff numbers more than double over the last five years to cater for the firms growing client list. The company, which has won a number of high profile business awards, moved... More »
Gainsborough welcomed in the festive season at the weekend with a massive event across two venues to mark the big Christmas Lights Switch On. A full day of entertainment was organised on Saturday from two stages – one in the Market Place and the other at Marshall’s Yard, all building... More »
Public relations graduate Annabel Plumtree has joined the team at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough as part of a new graduate training programme at the centre. Annabel, who is from Skellingthorpe, near Lincoln, will be working alongside the management team at the award winning town... More »
Poundland, Europe’s biggest single price discount retailer, has opened its newest store at Gainsborough's Marshall's Yard, creating new jobs for the local area. With more than 500 stores nationwide, Poundland sells a wide choice of household items at just £1 each across a number... More »
Step aside Sir Alan Sugar – the team at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough have laid down the gauntlet to Lincolnshire’s young business brains to test their retailing skills at the award winning shopping centre. Young Enterprise is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and to mark... More »
The popular outdoor clothing and equipment specialist Mountain Warehouse is opening a new 4,800 sq ft store at Gainsborough’s Marshall’s Yard. The brand new unit is next door to DW Sports and Fitness and the new Browns Department Store at the centre. DW has recently spent £650,000... More »
The DW Sports store and gym at Gainsborough’s Marshalls Yard has been re-launched for the New Year this week – following a major re-furbishment which has taken three months to complete. Work started in October last year on the new look gym and store, customers can now enjoy fantastic... More »
Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough today welcomed Browns Department Store to its already impressive retail line-up. Browns Gainsborough officially opened to hundreds of shoppers - the company has spent three months and £600,000 transforming the former Carpet Right unit at the award... More »
Growing Lincolnshire firm Keypoint UK is expanding into new and larger office space within the award winning Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough. Keypoint is a payroll provider for both small and large businesses across the region, the company is now expanding having outgrown its current... More »
Work is underway on Gainsborough’s brand new Brown’s Department Store which is due to open its doors to shoppers at Marshall’s Yard later this summer. The independent family owned company has taken possession of the former Carpetright unit at Marshall’s Yard and contractors are working... More »
The independent family owned department store Browns has announced that the company is opening a brand new store at Gainsborough’s award winning Marshall’s Yard development. Browns was established in 1896 and currently has stores based in York, Helmsley and Beverley selling a fantastic... More »
Marshall’s Yard is all lit up and ready for Christmas thanks to seven year old Eleanor Clarkson who pushed the plunger to launch the centre’s brand new festive lights on Friday. Thousand of people attended the annual event and watched Eleanor, from Glentworth, switch on the lights... More »
Stallholders and organisers of The Farmers’ Market in Gainsborough are announcing a double celebration this week! The popular market, based at Marshall’s Yard, has been awarded FARMA certification in recognition of its high standards. The news comes as organisers are also announcing... More »
The recently completed Pattern Store office units at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough are due to be released at an open day being held on Friday March the 26th. The contemporary space offers a mixture of both office and retail uses, and is already attracting interest from high... More »
Jackie Helliwell has been promoted to head up Marshall’s Yard - the successful shopping centre in Gainsborough. Jackie, 25, has worked for the Marshall’s Yard joint developers, Barnsley based Dransfield Properties since 2005. After a successful two years in the company’s PR department... More »
The leading retail publication International Supermarket News is moving to brand new premises at the prestigious Pattern Store at Gainsborough Marshall’s Yard. The monthly publication which was founded 17 years ago is a leading international journal focussed on breaking news... More »
The Pink Pig farm and restaurant based in Holme, near Scunthorpe will be branching out onto Marshall’s Yard to offer visitors a large range of locally grown and homemade organic produce. Pink Pig will be operating their traditional food cart at Marshall’s Yard from Friday 16 November,... More »
Musicians from Queen Elizabeth High School will provide festive entertainment for the Marshall’s Yard Christmas Switch on event this Friday, 16 November. This year sees a double switch on for Gainsborough, the first in the Market Place where the fun begins at 4.30 pm with music,... More »
Ghostly ghouls, wicked witches and screaming vampires descended on Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough last week for the biggest Halloween party the town has ever seen! Hundreds of families turned up for the centre’s first themed event and everyone got into the spirit of the evening... More »
Sweet Indulgence At Marshall’s Yard Shoppers and visitors to Marshall’s Yard are able to indulge their sweet tooth and go back in time now that a new old fashioned sweet and confectionary barrow has been wheeled into place at Marshall’s Yard. Melissa Macleod opened ‘Melissa’s... More »
Christmas Opening Planned for Prezzo Italian style dining will soon be available at Marshall’s Yard as work to fit-out its new restaurant gets underway this week. Prezzo, the restaurant chain that has built its reputation on providing quality Italian food in a friendly and relaxed... More »
Satisfying those hunger pangs will be even easier when a new business venture gets underway at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough, bringing with it a truly Victorian feel and flavour. Shades of the past will prevail when Paul Redfern and Sons’ Traditional Food Company opens for business... More »
For the second time in less than a week, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough’s £38 million development scheme, has won a top regeneration award. The retail, leisure and office accommodation project, developed by urban regeneration specialist, Dransfield Properties Ltd, in conjunction with... More »
Yorkshire Based Property Developer Receives Industry Acclaim The skills and expertise of urban regeneration specialist, Dransfield Properties Ltd, were recognised when it won a coveted industry award. Against stiff competition, the company - in conjunction with Prospect Estates... More »
THE new £4.3 million West Lindsey District Council headquarters at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough will be topped out at a special ceremony in Gainsborough on Wednesday (September 5). Chairman of the Council, Coun Mel Starkey, will raise a flag and unveil a plaque to mark the completion... More »
Global Cosmetics and ethical retailer, The Body Shop, will add a new dimension to the shopping experience at Marshall’s Yard when it opens its doors there for the first time on 6 September. The Body Shop, which has been going from strength to strength since its takeover by beauty... More »
The Sands Venue team is now fully operational in its new home in the historic Engine House at Marshall’s Yard, from where all its administration will be carried out. The office at Marshall’s Yard will be the base for the 14 employees who take charge of the booking office, marketing... More »
Visitors to Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough will be able to go back in time and re-capture all the fun of the fair from a by-gone era with free candy floss and a Punch and Judy Show. The holiday theme aims to provide shoppers with a combination of good old fashioned entertainment... More »
Prezzo, famed for its fine Italian food, is to open a new restaurant in Gainsborough adding another national retailer to the tenant line-up in the town’s retail, leisure and commercial complex, Marshall’s Yard. The restaurant chain, that has built its reputation on providing quality... More »
Towering triumphal arches at the Eastern end of Marshall’s Yard have opened, completing the final stage of new pedestrian linkages through the town. One of the key objectives in the design of Marshall’s Yard was to open up the route from the adjacent Tesco store through to the... More »
Gainsborough florist Jo Biddle has uprooted her business and planted it firmly in Marshall’s Yard! Connell’s Florist (Jo’s trading name) opened for trade this weekend and business was well and truly blooming! The store is located in the Britannia House run of shops, between Timpson... More »
Shoppers at Marshall’s Yard can now get instant access to the money in their bank accounts following the installation of a cash machine at the centre. Following requests by visitors to the centre, a Lloyds TSB cash machine has been situated among the shops in Britannia House, between... More »
International lifestyle and retailing group Laura Ashley opened its doors to the public at Marshall’s Yard, just weeks after signing the 15 year lease on the unit. The store traded above expectations, attracting hundreds of shoppers from around the region eager to browse the... More »
Director of Marshall's Yard Mark Dransfield faced a grilling from students at Gainsborough's Queen Elizabeth High School today as part of their annual newspaper project. For the second year in a row, he volunteered to be quizzed by a group of 14 year olds who asked Mark some probing... More »
Gainsborough’s new roundabout on Thorndike Road is set to undergo a £15,000 landscaping scheme, at the heart of which will sit a hand crafted topiary sculpture of a Marshall’s Engineering tractor. Marshall’s Yard is funding the landscaping of the roundabout, which will see stunning... More »
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh today performed the official opening at the new JJB health and fitness club at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough. Since it began taking memberships just two weeks ago, the club has signed up over 2,000 members and is outstripping the company's expectations. ... More »
Plans have been submitted for a £10 million state of the art manufacturing facility at Thonock Estates’ Somerby Park Industrial estate in Gainsborough. The 179,000 sq ft facility is being built for Gainsborough company Eminox, one of Europe’s leading producers of high performance... More »
Europe’s fastest growing fitness chain is opening its 43rd Fitness Club on the 18th June 07 at Marshall's Yard, Gainsborough, and is now open to take memberships and give potential members tours of the facilities. The JJB Fitness Club will offer outstanding facilities at amazing... More »
Yorkshire based Dransfield Properties and Prospect Estates have been announced as finalists in the Midlands Property Awards for their £39 million retail, commercial and leisure development, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire – Marshall’s Yard. Marshall’s Yard opened in April this year,... More »
Marshall’s Yard has joined Gainsborough’s Shopwatch Scheme, the crime prevention communications network which links shops and businesses to the local police and the town’s CCTV system. Shopwatch provides a radio system to provide instant communication between retailers and security... More »
JJB at Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough, opened its retail store to the public this Saturday, attracting hundreds of shoppers over the weekend. The store has created 30 jobs and is home to some of the leading brands in the world of sport including Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Slazenger... More »
Specialist food and ingredient retailer Julian Graves is now open at Marshall’s Yard. The store specialises in dried fruits, nuts, seeds, cold and savoury items, snack foods, natural foods, dairy products and confectionery. Herbs and spices and health supplements are also on offer... More »
Health food retailer Holland and Barrett joins the list of shops now open for business at Marshall’s Yard. Visitors to the store this week will be invited to take part in sampling the wide range of fruits, nuts and seeds on offer. On Thursday (17 May) leaflet distributors around... More »
Stringers Hairdressing opens at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough this week (Thursday, 10 May), the company’s fifth salon in the Lincolnshire region. Terry and Steven Stringer opened their first salon in July 1997 on Lincoln High Street with just two stylists and two trainees. They... More »
The Marshall’s Yard Gumball rally Porsche is on its way home following the cancellation of the Gumball rally. Organisers of the world famous event yesterday decided to call off the race as a mark of respect following a fatal accident that took place on Wednesday in Macedonia. The... More »
Leading optical retailer Specsavers joins the list of retailers now open for business at Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough. Joint franchisees Shirley Rundstrom and Jacqueline Nicol are leading a five strong team which will carry out eye tests on both adults and children, prescribing... More »
Gainsborough company Landmark Landscaping has been awarded the contract at Marshall’s Yard to carry out all the horticultural work on the centre, and provide grounds maintenance for the next three years. The company will be responsible for installing the grassed areas around the... More »
The listed historic rope crane from Marshall's Engineering, which dates back almost 150 years, is back at its former home, following an extensive restoration programme which has brought it back to pristine condition. It has been installed at the entrance to Marshall's Yard, ensuring... More »
A Gainsborough company has been appointed as the accredited provider of taxis for Marshall’s Yard, and this week unveiled a fleet of cars in the vibrant Marshall’s Yard colours and logo. Diamond Cabs will have exclusive use of the Marshall’s Yard taxi rank, and as the accredited... More »
A foundation stone to mark the development of West Lindsey District Council’s new council offices has been laid in Gainsborough. The £4.3 million project forms part of the £39 million Marshalls Yard development which will feature retail and leisure facilities as well as office accommodation... More »
West Lindsey District Council has given the green light to a £25 million Gainsborough development which will deliver new housing, new retail units, a long stay car park and improved pedestrian routes. The development site is adjacent to the £39 million Marshall’s Yard retail, office... More »
Marshall’s Yard has become come the first ever principal sponsor of Marshall’s Sports FC, the Gainsborough football club for boys and girls up to the age of 15. All the players and coaches in the club will now be wearing rain jackets carrying the Marshall’s Yard logo and name, and... More »
Plans to build new premises for Gainsborough Steels on land at Heapham Road Industrial Estate have been submitted to West Lindsey District Council – kick starting a £25 million investment in Gainsborough. The company plans to relocate from its current premises on Spring Gardens to... More »
An old rope crane from Marshall’s Engineering, which is over 100 years old, is being restored back to pristine condition, ready for a return to the site when the Marshall’s Yard development opens next year. Called a fishbow crane because of its shape, the crane was used by Marshall’s... More »
Gainsborough is set to benefit from a further £25 million investment in the town centre which will deliver new housing and retail units, and the relocation of local company Gainsborough Steel Services. The steel stockholding company, which was established in 1987, occupies a three... More »
Local business Stanley Hunt Jewellers is to open a store at one of Lincolnshire’s most prestigious shopping developments, after signing a 15 year lease at the £39 million Marshall’s Yard development in Gainsborough. Established over 50 years ago, the company has built up a long standing... More »
Local business Stanley Hunt Jewellers has signed up for a unit on the Marshall’s Yard development in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Established in Gainsborough in 1952, the jeweller has an additional branch in Retford. The company specialises in fine gold and diamond jewellery and... More »
Claire’s Accessories, The Works and Timpson have joined the line up at Marshall’s Yard, the £39 million mixed use scheme in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire due to open in spring 2007. Claire’s has taken a 1,000 sq ft unit which will offer teens and tweens a large range of fashionable... More »
Shoe repair and key cutting specialist Timpson has taken a 270 sq ft kiosk at Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, leaving just six units available on the £39 million mixed use development which opens in Spring next year. The family owned Timpson business has over 500 outlets... More »
Managing Director of Dransfield Properties, Mark Dransfield, was in the hot seat this week, with a grilling from a group of Y9 pupils from Queen Elizabeth's High School in Gainsborough. The school had asked Mark to come along as part of their annual newspaper day, where pupils are... More »
Congratulations to Mrs Eastment of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire who has won a top of the range satellite navigation system after finding one of the balloons released at the Marshalls Yard launch event in May. Over 1000 green and white balloons were released from the Marshalls Yard... More »
Italian coffee shop Costa Coffee has signed up for the Marshalls Yard development in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, taking a 1375 sq ft restaurant unit overlooking the central piazza and fountain area. Established in London in 1971 by the Italian Costa brothers, the chain has amassed... More »
Full planning permission has been granted on the development of a £4.3 million office development on Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough, for West Lindsey District Council. Marshalls Yard was selected as the preferred site for the council’s headquarters in February this year, after an open... More »
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh has officially launched the start of a major Lincolnshire development project to turn derelict brownfield land into a £39 million retail, leisure and office complex, marking the occasion by releasing 1,000 balloons. The work at Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough,... More »
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague MP dropped in on the Marshalls Yard development this week, as part of a wider visit to see how the market town of Gainsborough is benefiting from both public and private investment. Mr Hague was given a tour of the site and shown how this former... More »
Car parts and cycles retailer Halfords has joined the tenant line up at Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough (Lincolnshire), taking an 8,000 sq ft unit and creating approximately 26 new jobs. Halfords has 408 stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, which makes it ones of the... More »
The Secretary of State has supported West Lindsey District Council’s application to acquire land using compulsory purchase powers. The land is integral to a £39 million regeneration scheme in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and represents a 7,759 sq ft area needed for secure car parking... More »
Leading retailer Marks & Spencer has signed up for a 10,000 sq ft unit on Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough, to house one of its new format Simply Food stores. Currently the focus of a major expansion programme, Simply Food stores offer up to 2,000 Marks & Spencer food lines including... More »
Next, the market leader in clothing and home furnishings, is the latest retailer to sign up to take space at Marshalls Yard in Gainsborough. The major national retailer will take a 10,000 sq ft store at the £37 million mixed retail and leisure scheme when it opens for business in... More »
Home and garden store Wilkinson is to increase its presence in Gainsborough, by taking a 29,790 sq ft unit on the Marshalls Yard development, the largest unit on the scheme. The present Silver Street store, which has been trading since 1996, has been acquired by Marshalls Yard developers,... More »
This New Year really will ring in the changes for Gainsborough, as work starts on 3 January on the transformation of the Britannia Works into the £37 million shopping, leisure and commercial centre, Marshalls Yard. With a 60 week construction timetable, national retailers such as... More »
Leading fashion chain New Look is to open a 5,950 sq ft store with full mezzanine floor on the £37 million Marshall’s Yard development in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. New Look has over 500 stores nationwide and joins major high street names Carphone Warehouse, Greggs, Allied Carpets,... More »
Independent travel specialists Ilkeston Co-op Travel have exchanged contracts on a unit at Marshalls Yard, the £37 million development in Gainsborough which will begin construction in January 2006. The company has over 40 branches across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands and... More »
Councillor Sarah Anyan-Needham, Chair of Economic Development at West Lindsey District Council, has dug the first soil on the highway works being undertaken as part of the £37 million pound Marshalls Yard development. The highway works involve widening the junction of Spring Gardens... More »
Specsavers has signed up to take a unit at the £37 million mixed-use development at Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough, joining an ever-expanding list of national retailers who are keen to take space in the development. One of the UK’s leading optical retailers, Specsavers has over 500... More »
Award-winning hairdressers Stringers are to open a salon on the new Marshalls Yard development. They will be joining major retailers such as Carphone Warehouse, Allied Carpets, Brantano and JJB on the site, which is set to make Gainsborough a thriving shopping destination. Stringers... More »
Carphone Warehouse has signed up to take a unit on the prestigious £37 million Marshalls Yard development in Gainsborough – joining the growing list of top retailers who are keen to trade in the new market town development. Carphone Warehouse is Europes’ leading independent mobile... More »
KFC is the first restaurant chain to take a unit at the prestigious Marshalls Yard development in Gainsborough. The UK’s market leader in quick service chicken restaurants will take one of the most prominent outlets on the ambitious eight acre market town scheme – overlooking the... More »
Demolition work on the site which will be transformed into a £37 million shopping and leisure complex in Gainsborough got underway this week. Demolition teams have moved on to the former Britannia Works site to start making way for the Marshall's Yard development. Specialist contractors... More »
Allied Carpets have become the latest retailer to sign up to take a unit at Gainsborough’s new Marshall’s Yard development – work is due to start on the £37 million mixed retail and leisure scheme later this year. The market town development is being promoted by the development partnership... More »
Exciting new plans which will transform part of Gainsborough town centre bringing a new £37 million investment to the area have been approved by council planners. West Lindsey District Council have unanimously given the go ahead for the Marshall’s Yard development which is being... More »
Brantano are the latest retailer to confirm they will be taking a unit at Marshall’s Yard – the £37 million mixed retail and leisure scheme in the Lincolnshire market town of Gainsborough. Marshall’s Yard is being promoted by the development partnership of the Yorkshire based companies... More »
New plans have been submitted for Marshall’s Yard – a £37 million mixed retail and leisure scheme in the Lincolnshire market town of Gainsborough. The prestigious scheme is being brought forward by the development partnership of the Yorkshire based companies Dransfield Properties... More »
The site of Marshall’s Yard – Gainsborough’s planned £31 million retail development – will be the venue for a community bonfire on Friday night. (November 5th) The developers Dransfield Properties and Prospect Estates have teamed up with the North Notts Lions to organise a Bonfire... More »
The school-boy who has chosen the name for the new retail complex due to be built in Gainsborough will unveil new banners at the development site on Tuesday. (July 6th) Alex Stevenson, aged seven, a pupil at Parish Church School in Gainsborough, chose the winning name Marshall’s... More »
Steam enthusiasts are being given the chance to get a rare view of Gainsborough’s unique 19th century steam crane next week. The crane has been sited at the Britannia Works in Gainsborough for around 125 years, now it’s on the move to another part of the site where it will eventually... More »
The youngsters of Gainsborough have been invited to delve into the local history books and come up with ideas for a name for the town’s new £19 million retail development. Demolition work is now well underway on the new retail park, being developed at the Britannia Works building... More »
Dransfield Properties – The South Yorkshire urban regeneration specialists - have joined forces with Prospect Estates to deliver a £19 million retail scheme at the Britannia Works building in Gainsborough. Planning and Listed Buildings Consents for the major Britannia Park scheme... More »
