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There’s still time to enter Stockton Borough’s Town Centre Business Awards

Graham Soult September 13, 2011 Customer Service, Personal 1 Comment

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Stockton High Street (11 Jul 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Stockton High Street (11 Jul 2011)

Since I blogged about my judging role as part of Stockton Council’s first ever Town Centre Business Awards, launched back in July, I’m pleased to report that there have been over 200 nominations from the public for the Borough’s ‘Town Centre Business of the … Continue Reading

B&M Bargains heads to Burton – but where next?

Graham Soult February 25, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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B&M fascia

Many thanks to Lee Dymond and Martin, who both emailed me about the news of B&M Bargains opening in the former Woolworths store in Burton, Staffordshire. As I mentioned last month, the 11,000 sq ft Coopers Square unit has remained empty since Woolworths’ closure more than two years ago, but this … Continue Reading

Visiting Sutton Coldfield’s former Woolies – one of 300 still empty across the UK

Graham Soult August 25, 2010 Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Former Woolworths, Sutton Coldfield (23 Aug 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Sutton Coldfield (23 Aug 2010)

On Monday – the day that The Local Data Company published new figures on the number of vacant Woolies sites remaining across the UK – I paid a visit to Sutton Coldfield, in the West Midlands, and one of those still-empty shops.

I remember visiting the Sutton Coldfield Woolworths as a child, and … Continue Reading