The popularity of the new Arc Cinema and restaurants which have opened in the Beeston Square development are putting the town 'on the map', shoppers have said. The eight-screen cinema, which has an equivalent in Hucknall, was opened last year by the acclaimed film director Shane Meadows.
Beeston Square was previously likened to the town's 'answer to Nottingham’s Cornerhouse', in a nod to the array of new businesses within the complex which compliment the cinema, the centrepiece of the multi-million-pound project. They include the Italian restaurant Ottimo and The Beeston Social, a quirky bar, kitchen and arcade.
And people in the town have praised the new businesses. Liz James, who is 32 years old and works in marketing, rates Ottimo highly. "What's happened to the Square and how it's been renovated is fantastic, it will save a lot of people from going into town or other places," said Ms James, who is currently on maternity leave.
