Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 13 August 2014
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Your Communities: Northfield Shopping Centre puts focus on creepy-crawlies 
Birmingham Mail 12 Aug 14
Youngsters flocked to a fun-filled eco-event the Northfield Shopping Centre to discover more about birds and mini beasts.
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Scout Josh set to help orphans in Kenya thanks to Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 9 Aug 14
A bid by a Tamworth Scout to help build an African orphanage has been given a boost by Ankerside Shopping Centre.
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Picture special: Summer fun at Tamworth’s Ankerside Shopping…
Tamworth Herald 9 Aug 14
FUN AND GAMES: Dozens of families took part in street art workshops and summer fun activities at Ankerside Shopping Centre last week.
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Plenty of family fun at Merry Hill’s Harry-Fest this weekend
Dudley News 7 Aug 14
Merry Hill Shopping Centre is hosting two days of family fun this weekend in aid of Help Harry Help Others (HHHO).
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Plenty of family fun at Merry Hill’s Harry-Fest this weekend
Halesowen News 7 Aug 14
Merry Hill Shopping Centre is hosting two days of family fun this weekend in aid of Help Harry Help Others (HHHO).
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Free Fun Fridays at Stourbridge shopping centre
Stourbridge News 4 Aug 14
STOURBRIDGE’S Ryemarket shopping centre is hosting free fun days for kids on Fridays throughout the school holidays.
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Police search Tamworth river after Ankerside jewellery shop raid
Tamworth Herald 1 Aug 14
POLICE are still on the hunt for six men who smashed their way into a Tamworth jewellery shop in the early hours of last Friday morning (July 25).
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Lichfield ‘Pop-up’ shop promotes garden festival and St Giles
Lichfield Mercury 1 Aug 14
A POP-UP shop is opening in Lichfield’s Three Spires Shopping Centre today (August 1) to promote a forthcoming gardening festival and raise money for St Giles Hospice.
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Man in court accused of attempted murder of teen in Wolverhampton shopping centre
Express & Star 1 Aug 14
A man was appearing in court today charged with the attempted murder of a teenager at a Wolverhampton shopping centre.
Local news
Grand New Street Shopping Complex: September 2015 opening
Tyburn Mail 31 Jul 14
New York look for New Street It used to be the Pallasades.
News
Youngsters enjoy urban art and summer fun at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 29 Jul 14
Dozens of families took part in street art workshops and summer fun activities at Ankerside Shopping Centre last week.
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Floral tribute to World War I set to battle for Britain in Bloom
Tamworth Informed 29 Jul 14
A floral statue of a soldier created as a tribute to the fallen of World War I is the centrepiece of Tamworth’s battle to win the national Britain in Bloom contest.
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Merry Hill bus changes spell upheaval for users
Express & Star 29 Jul 14
Bus passengers are facing upheaval after changes to around a dozen services including routes to a hospital and Merry Hill shopping centre.
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Floral tribute to soldiers of World War One heads Tamworth’s…
Tamworth Herald 28 Jul 14
A FLORAL statue of a soldier created as a tribute to the fallen of World War One is the centrepiece of Tamworth’s battle to win the national Britain in Bloom contest.
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Hundreds raised for Staffordshire Regiment memorial by kind…
Walsall Advertiser 27 Jul 14
GENEROUS Walsall shoppers helped raise hundreds towards the build of a memorial remembering an Army regiment.
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Jewellers break – 6 men wanted
Tamworth Informed 25 Jul 14
Staffordshire Police are hunting six men responsible for a break in at Goldsmiths Jewellers in Ankerside Shopping Centre during the early hours of today, Friday 25 July.
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Appeal: Tamworth jewellers raided by six men in the early hours
Tamworth Herald 25 Jul 14
POLICE are appealing for anyone who has any information regarding a break-in at Ankerside Shopping Centre in the early hours of this morning (Friday, July 25).
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From today: Street art skills on offer for summer at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 25 Jul 14
A street artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops in the coming weeks, starting from Today.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton Coldfield celebrates new royal…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 24 Jul 14
A POPULAR shopping centre in the heart of Sutton Coldfield has been crowned with a royal addition to celebrate the town’s recently-installed status.
Local news
Your comments needed on new Perry Barr flood design
Sutton Coldfield Observer 24 Jul 14
Residents in Perry Barr are being urged to find out about the revamped plans for a flooding scheme after the original proposal proved unworkable.
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Jobs boost for Brierley Hill with arrival of new clothes store
Dudley News 24 Jul 14
BRIERLEY Hill is to get a jobs boost with the arrival of a new fashion store at the Merry Hill shopping centre.
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‘Banksy’-inspired street artist to pass on his skills to Tamworth…
Tamworth Herald 22 Jul 14
A STREET artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops this summer.
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Street art skills on offer for summer at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 21 Jul 14
A street artist inspired by Banksy will be passing on his skills to Tamworth families at urban art workshops in the coming weeks.
Local news
Primark store planned for Fort Shopping Centre
Tyburn Mail 20 Jul 14
Fashion store will create 180 new jobs at Fort Retail Park Primark are hoping to open a giant store at the Fort Shopping Centre.
Local news
£3.5k sunglasses shoplifting charge
Tyburn Mail 20 Jul 14
A Castle Vale man has been ordered to appear at Birmingham magistrates court in September to face charges of stealing sunglasses worth over £3,500 in total.
Blog food
Dine and dash at Touchwood
The Birmingham Press 16 Jul 14
And eat for free.
Council
Redevelopment of the Old Square Shopping Centre, Walsall
Walsall Council: YouTube channel 15 Jul 14
Redevelopment of the Old Square Shopping Centre, Walsall Watch a timelapse clip of the demolition of Walsall Town Centre's Old Square Shopping Centre (Feb to June 2014) From: WalsallCouncil Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 00:56 More in News Politics…
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From car boots sales to new shop at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 15 Jul 14
A Tamworth man, who set up in business selling cosmetics at car boot sales after being made redundant from his call centre manager’s job, has just opened his first shop.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centrein Sutton Coldfield leads hunt to find…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 12 Jul 14
STAFF at a shopping centre in Sutton Coldfield have roared into action to search for a little boy’s lost lion teddy and are appealing to the rest of the Royal town to join the hunt.
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Taking the plunge to help beat cancer
Coventry Telegraph 12 Jul 14
West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry city centre was transformed into an abseiling arena for 60 thrillseekers who dropped 1,112ft from the glass dome for a good cause…
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Primark to build giant Pavilions store
Express & Star 10 Jul 14
Budget fashion chain Primark has revealed it will create 448 new jobs and build one of its biggest stores after buying the Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham.
Business
Primark completes Pavilions buyout
Birmingham Post 9 Jul 14
Budget clothing retailer to breathe new life into shopping centre by open four-storey megastore…
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448 jobs on the way as Primark buys Pavilions shopping centre
Express & Star 9 Jul 14
Budget fashion chain Primark today revealed it will create 448 new jobs and build one of its biggest stores after buying the Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham.
Business
NEW: Primark signs deal to acquire Pavilions centre
TheBusinessDesk 9 Jul 14
FASHION chain Primark is reported to have signed a major deal to acquire Birminghams centrally-located Pavilions Shopping Centre.
Business
Coventry welcomes global fashion jeweller
Commercial News Media 9 Jul 14
BNP Paribas Real Estate, the leading property adviser, alongside joint agent Wright Silverwood, acting on behalf of client Royal London Asset Management, has let a retail unit in Coventry’s Lower Precinct Shopping Centre to global fashion jeweller…
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Vouchers on offer for first customers to visit new shop in Lichfield
Lichfield Live 3 Jul 14
The new Peacocks store in Lichfield The latest addition to the shopping landscape in Lichfield will open its doors today.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton Coldfield scoops top car park…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 2 Jul 14
A SHOPPING centre in the heart of Sutton Coldfield has driven off with a top award recognising the safety of its car park.
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5m visit West Bromwich shopping centre in first year
Express & Star 2 Jul 14
It has changed the face of a Black Country town by transforming a rundown site into a vibrant shopping venue which attracts millions of visitors.
FixMyStreet
Cars going too fast, 1st July
FixMyStreet: Coventry 1 Jul 14
Since the new shopping centre opened which is great, trying to cross this road during shop opening times is very dangerous as cars buses etc are going too fast.
FixMyStreet
Cars going too fast, 1st July
FixMyStreet: Coventry 1 Jul 14
Since the new shopping centre opened which is great, trying to cross this road during shop opening times is very dangerous as cars buses etc are going too fast.
News
Support on hand for Tamworth mums at Ankerside
Tamworth Informed 27 Jun 14
Help and advice on breast feeding was on hand for Tamworth mums at Ankerside Shopping Centre this week.
Local news
Plant a poppy of remembrance
Bearwood Blog 26 Jun 14
Volunteers will be out this Sunday planting up the tubs in the shopping centre with poppies as a commemoration of all of those who died in the 1st World War.
News
Jumbo curry at city shopping centre in support of soldiers
Lichfield Mercury 25 Jun 14
Visitors to the Three Spires Shopping Centre on Saturday can enjoy a delicious curry and support Britain’s Armed Forces.
Local news
The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton donates year’s worth of…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 24 Jun 14
GENEROUS staff at a shopping centre in Sutton have shown their ‘read-y’ to help after donating a year’s worth of magazines to a local hospice as part of an initiative to mark its milestone anniversary.
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£1m Wolverhampton sculpture taken from public view
Express & Star 21 Jun 14
It’s a £1m jewel in the Mander Centre crown, a piece of artwork admired by thousands of people every week, but a popular sculpture in Wolverhampton’s shopping centre has disappeared from public view.
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Tamworth Ankerside spends £250,000 on shopping centre…
Tamworth Herald 20 Jun 14
WORK is now under way on a 250,000 revamp of toilets at Tamworth’s main shopping centre.
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Ankerside toilets to get qaurter of a million pound makeover
Tamworth Informed 19 Jun 14
Work is now underway on a £250,000 revamp of toilets at Tamworth’s main shopping centre.
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£30m Mander Centre revamp backed by Wolverhampton chiefs
Express & Star 18 Jun 14
The £30million transformation of Wolverhampton’s city centre Mander shopping centre has been given the go ahead.
Business
Councillors green light multi-million Mander Centre facelift
TheBusinessDesk 18 Jun 14
PLANNING chiefs in Wolverhampton have given the green light for the £30m transformation of the citys Mander Centre.
Local news
One Stop Shopping Centre Perry Barr is parent friendly
Sutton Coldfield Observer 12 Jun 14
Shopping can be a more enjoyable experience for parents in Perry Barr after One Stop Shopping Centre enhanced their parent and child room.