Poundland opens new Grantham store in time for Christmas
More choice and amazing value ahead of festive season
The new Poundland store opened on Augustin Retail Park
Poundland opened its new store in Grantham on Saturday, December 5, bringing customers amazing choice and value.
The new 6,662 sq ft store at the Augustin Retail Park, in a former Home Bargains store, will employ 12 staff plus five temporary recruits for the Christmas period.
Poundland’s investment is a sign of confidence in the future of Grantham and its readiness to play a big part in the community in the months and years ahead. It complements the existing nearby store in the Isaac Newton Centre.
It means Poundland can offer customers in Grantham an even wider range of items, including daily essentials, groceries, household products and health and beauty, plus Christmas items such as decorations, lights, cards and treats.
Part of the new store will be devoted to PEP&CO’s popular fashion for the whole family and the new PEP&CO Home range that was launched in summer featuring items from chic ornaments to trendy throws.
It will also feature Poundland’s chilled and frozen food range of more than 400 items, from pizzas and pies to cheeseburgers and ice-cream, which by Christmas will have been rolled out to 119 stores as part of “Project Diamond Ice”.
Poundland retail director Austin Cooke said: “We’ve been part of the retail community in Grantham for many years and we’re delighted to be opening the new store which means we can welcome even more customers through our doors and offer them even more choice.
“We want to help people get in the mood for the festive season and like everyone else we’re looking forward to Christmas bringing some well-deserved cheer after such a challenging year.”
Like all Poundland stores, Poundland Augustin Retail Park will operate to the highest standards of hygiene and safety, including barrier screens at checkouts and thorough cleaning regimes applied across the day. Customers are asked to observe official guidelines on social distancing and wearing masks.
The openings come as a Channel 4 TV documentary, “Inside Poundland: Secrets from the Shop Floor”, is due to air on Monday, December 7 and which follows the biggest transformation in Poundland’s 30-year history through investment in new stores, revamps and new ranges.
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision caused serious injuries to a 23-year-old man.
Just before 3.30pm yesterday (2 July), we received reports of a collision on Barholm Road in Tallington. It involved a grey BMW 335D estate, a blue BMW 116D and an orange KTM motorcycle.
The motorcycle rider, a 23-year-old man, sustained serious injuries during the collision and was taken to hospital.
If you witnessed the incident and are yet to get in touch with us, please do so. If you have any other information or dashcam footage available that may have captured the road along the A1175 at the time of the collision, get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 282 of 2 July.
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The 2022 Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards are open for applications, and Destination Lincolnshire giving you the rare chance to co-create your application with Nell Barrington, a tourism awards veteran, who has helped hundreds of businesses write winning applications over the last 15 years – including national VisitEngland winners.
The Tourism Awards Masterclass is taking place on Tuesday 12 July at 11am for one-hour online. Laura Freer, Head of Marketing at Destination Lincolnshire said: “This is a golden opportunity, after years of hard work and heartache, to get your business and team recognised and rewarded.
“A well written application is key to achieving a coveted place on this year’s shortlist, and I’d encourage all tourism and visitor economy businesses who are thinking of entering – whether they are seasoned at writing award applications or not – to join us for this exclusive masterclass.
“Nell Barrington has worked with us and VisitEngland on the founding application processes of these awards, and she is perfectly placed to assist in co-creating applications that you can be proud of. This is a great opportunity for business development too – whether you are shortlisted for an award or not – discovering how to effectively apply for awards and talk up your business adds another string to your bow.
“Booking is essential and places are limited to just 35 – so be quick! This year we’ve made our masterclass available to partners and also to those who we are yet to work with for free. Call it an added bonus, after two years away from the awards circuit.
The awards masterclass is focussed on the application process, and it will spell out what the judges are looking for. You’ll learn how to make your application stand out from the local competition, helping your chances of going through to the national VisitEngland Awards in 2023.”
There are fifteen categories open for nominations from visitors attraction, accommodation providers, hospitality businesses and many more.
The deadline for nominations is July 29, with online judging starting on July 30 and mystery shopping from August 13. Finalists will be announced on Monday, August 15.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Engine Shed on October 21, and will be hosted by Lincs FM presenter, John Marshall.
The event is organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, to celebrate the best businesses in Greater Lincolnshire, alongside headline sponsors Lincoln College and Destination Lincolnshire.
We would also like to thank our other sponsors Visit Lincolnshire, Heart of Lincs, Duncan and Toplis and LNER, insight6 and EV Camel.
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