The Arcade was built in 1899 but had fallen into disrepair in recent years
Chris Hill, development director at the Arcade Group Dewsbury, told The Yorkshire Post: “People just buying household goods are increasingly doing it online or at retail parks.“We’ve got to put on things that they want to do with friends and family. Even the shops we have in will put on things that people can participate in.”
, eventually closing in 2016. The building was purchased by Kirklees Council and is now one of nine projects which make up the Dewsbury Blueprint regeneration scheme. While a new lease of life is on the horizon for The Arcade, then much more needs to be done across the town centre to “give people a reason to visit again”.
Mr Hill added: “The lottery approval in June has really taken us over that bridge now. We’re 90 per cent certain that come next March we’ll have the £7m to do the construction work.
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