Shopping News & Updates
A town centre audit from Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield Business Improvement District (BID) has revealed a significant shift in the town centre’s business mix, with professional services now overtaking all other sectors
Sutton Coldfield has been chosen as one of 75 towns across the country to receive up to £20 million, over the next ten years, as part of the UK Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods programme.
- 12th October 2025
Plans are being finalised by the council to relocate a strategic works compound to enable the first phase of Smithgate – Wolverhampton’s largest city centre regeneration scheme – to get underway.
Plans are being finalised by the council to relocate a strategic works compound to enable the first phase of Smithgate – Wolverhampton’s largest city centre regeneration scheme – to get underway.
Market traders in Bilston have called for people to support their local market while major refurbishment works take place.
Market traders in Bilston have called for people to support their local market while major refurbishment works take place.
Market traders in Bilston have called for people to support their local market while major refurbishment works take place.
- 29th September 2025
Why Choose Your Local Greengrocer in Lichfield?
Freshness, Community, and a Greener Way to Shop
In a world dominated by supermarket chains, it’s easy to overlook the charm and value of your local greengrocer. Yet places like The Veg Patch in Burntwood near Lichfield remind us why independent shops still matter. When you shop here, you’re not just filling a basket with fruit and veg—you’re making a choice that benefits your health, your community, and even the planet.
- 25th September 2025
A leading retailers association has expressed alarm at the complete collapse of Bodycare, as all remaining 56 stores close by this Saturday (September 27) with the loss of 444 jobs nationwide.
- 12th September 2025
Plans are being put in place for the second stage of a major £19million city centre transformation scheme to begin in January.