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Ystrad Mynach Town Centre Gazette – November 2016
Latest news for Ystrad Mynach Town Centre, local community and Council offices.
New Burger King Store to Open in Caerphilly Town Centre
On Saturday 6th February Burger King opens its new restaurant in Caerphilly town centre. The 48 seat restaurant, which is located in the Castle Court Shopping Centre opposite Boots, is only the second in the UK in the new ‘garden grill’ style and will create between 25-30 jobs for local people.
Costa Coffee to Open in Blackwood Town Centre
National coffee chain Costa Coffee begins work on its new Blackwood store today. Over the coming weeks the former Coed Duon public house located in the centre of the town on High Street will be transformed into a new Costa Coffee store with over 50 seats. The opening is scheduled for late March. Bobby Khangura the franchisee said: “We are really looking forward to coming to Blackwood town centre, as a brand Costa Coffee is all about bringing the community together so as well as serving great coffee, we will be creating some exciting social events”
How the 1950’s Changed the High Street
The evolution of our modern day high street is being chartered in a new BBC2 series ‘Back in Time‘. The programmes feature a modern day family the Ashby Hawkins as they journey through the decades starting in 1950. In the first programme the family swap their gadget filled lifestyle for the austerity of the 1950’s. As they travel through the decade they witness the birth of modern day consumerism and the arrival of revolutionary household appliances: the washing machine, the fridge and the vacuum cleaner. These new products drastically changed not only people’s lives, but also how they shopped for home furnishings and heralded the introduction of higher purchase (HP). In the next programme to be shown on 9th February at 8pm, the family enter the 1960’s where they experience the cultural explosion of music, fashion and clothes which would again alter the face of our high street’s.
Ystrad Mynach Town Centre Gazette – December 2015
Latest news for Ystrad Mynach Town Centre, local community and Council offices.
Risca Town Centre Gazette – December 2015
Latest news for Risca Town Centre, local community and Council offices.
Caerphilly Town Centre Gazette – December 2015
Latest news for Caerphilly Town Centre, local community and Council offices.