Starmer says Tories are ‘dead party walking’ as Badenoch dismisses trade deals The Opposition leader said agreements with Narendra Modi and Donald Trump’s governments are ‘tiny tariff’ deals. Evening Standard · May 14, 2025
Long-running department store holds ‘Rachel Reeves closing down sale’ over Labour tax hikes Beales, which has been trading since 1881, is closing its store in Poole, Dorset at the end of the month The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
Beales to close last store, blaming costs ‘foisted on us’ in Reeves’s budget Poole shop to shut again only five years after it was revived following retail chain’s administration The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Historic department store firm Beales to close last remaining shop The retailer blamed the closure on forthcoming Budget tax and wage increases. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
One of Britain’s oldest department stores to close last shop The retailer blamed the closure on forthcoming Budget tax and wage increases The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Michael Gove says £20m hub at derelict Mansfield Beales store will help town fulfil ‘potential’ The large department store closed its doors in 2019 after Beales went into administration and has remained vacant ever since Nottingham Post · May 18, 2023
Nottingham misses out on £57m of Government funding for huge city improvements Other projects have been successful in receiving a share of the Government's latest levelling up funding, with money to be spent in areas like Worksop and Mansfield. Nottingham Post · Jan 18, 2023
Key update issued on future of Mansfield's Beales department store The landmark 1930s building is set to be modernised and extended Nottingham Post · Jul 24, 2022
Iconic Merseyside high street that is bouncing back to life A flurry of new developments and businesses have recently come to the area Liverpool Echo · Jun 26, 2022
Merseyside town's historic arcade which is bouncing back to life The arcade was once one of the major attractions on Lord Street Liverpool Echo · May 7, 2022
From 'depressing' stores to derelict social clubs - Some of Mansfield's biggest eyesores "There's so much potential" Nottingham Post · Mar 21, 2022
Perth woman hopes to bring activity and arts hubs to empty St John Street sites Louise Velazquez has been revealed to be one of the applicants to occupy the closed Beales department store building Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022
Good news possibly coming for empty Perth City Centre store Two years locked up, the Beales building has been attracting interest in making a new start at the heart of the Fair City. Daily Record · Feb 11, 2022