Corby is top of the shops
May 20, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Shoppers are delighted with new stores in Corby town centre.
Surveys have revealed shopper satisfaction ratings have soared since Willow Place opened its doors in October last year.
The questionnaires were undertaken on behalf of town centre owners and managers Land Securities.
The average satisfaction score reached 78 per cent in the independent survey carried out during early spring – about double that of previous results, an achievement described by the firm which carried out the survey as ‘remarkable’.
A jewel in the crown for local shopping
May 20, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
As a county, we’re quite lucky to be on the doorstep of some excellent shopping cities such as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Peterborough, Cambridge and Milton Keynes.
But within our county, people generally only consider Northampton as a decent place to shop.
However, Spree knows there are hidden gems out there, so for the next three weeks, we will be looking at three of our area’s other potential shopping stop-offs – Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.
This week Spree took to the streets of Corby to find out exactly what’s on offer.
Corby university plans gather momentum
May 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Space has been designated for a university campus as part of the new £20m Tresham Institute campus to be built in Corby.
Tresham and partner Corby Council have put in a bid for the site of Corby Community College from the county council, which owns the 16-acre site off Oakley Road.
Most of the land will be used for the Tresham campus, which will relocate from its current base in George Street, but a portion of the site, near the rail station in Station Road, will be set aside for the university.
The move has been made possible as the current secondary school on the site is closing and pupils will be transferring to the brand new Corby Business Academy, due to open this September.
Corby rail station on track to open by Christmas
May 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Government organisation is still thrashing out the details for the timetable to be drawn up by East Midlands Trains, which will be running the service, but has said the plan is to have the service in place for the end of the year.
Banners have gone up at the site to remind Corby residents they will be able to travel to the capital from the town in the near future.
Contractors are on site in Station Road putting in infrastructure.
Read the full story at Northants ET
