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Stack is beginning to take shape. Around 20 food stalls plus bars will be around the edge of the space with a stage on the ground floor at the far end as we look at it. A glass ballustrade will be installed so those enjoying food and drink upstairs can watch the entertainment below. Removing that huge amount of first floor from the old Debenhams was a painstaking process

Exciting times for town centre developments

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The Neo patio set comes with a cute little table

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This £300 Indoor and Outdoor Dining Bench is just £37 at the moment

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Site manager Alec Clinton, left, and Grand Arcade centre manager Mike Matthews, right. Work begins in the former Rebuild with Hope, prior to that former Debenhams store in the Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, Wigan.

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Another of Stack's venues

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John Sanson in the Grand Arcade

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Aldi has put out a call for staff who lost their jobs after the sale of the Arcadia and Debenhams retail empires to apply for newly created roles across the UK.

The budget supermarket chain aims to create 4,000 jobs across the country as part of a two year £1.3 billion investment, and is welcoming applications from those recently let go by Arcadia and Debenhams.

Kelly Stokes, Recruitment Director at Aldi UK, said: “We are currently opening an average of one new store a week.

“That means finding around 4,000 new Aldi colleagues this year and, if we can do that while also helping those who have recently lost out due to closures elsewhere, we will do.”

Aldi hopes to offer long term retail roles to thousands of people who have lost their job as a result of the recent collapse of the two high street giants' physical retail presence.

The German supermarket is the UK’s fifth largest supermarket with over 900 stores in the country.

How to apply

Those looking to apply or hunting for more information on the new jobs can visit aldirecruitment.co.uk

Once on the website, you can browse various career options, as well as see the roles open in stores around the UK. To find the jobs closest to you, click the ‘Find an Aldi job near me’ button.
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