A Government minister says £18 million of investment in Worksop will give businesses there a "fighting chance" as 20 units in its shopping centre stand empty. Ten-pin bowling, an indoor soft play area and a trampoline park are among the features of a new leisure facility which will be built at The Priory Centre on Bridge Place.
The Priory Centre is still home to several national companies including Costa Coffee and Sports Direct, but 20 of the units there are currently vacant. Businesses to have left the area in recent years include Pandora, Peacocks and WHSmith.
But on a tour of the centre on Thursday (June 8), a Government minister says a recently announced package of investment for Worksop could "breathe new life" into The Priory. Dehenna Davison was appointed levelling up minister in September 2022 and oversaw the most recent round of the Government's Levelling Up Fund.
