{"id":565320,"date":"2026-05-04T08:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565320\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:43:11","slug":"new-jobs-as-big-name-retailer-plots-return-to-nottinghamshire-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565320\/","title":{"rendered":"New jobs as big-name retailer plots return to Nottinghamshire shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u00a320 million redevelopment of the Worksop shopping centre continues\"Pictured<\/p>\n

The Priory Centre has seen declining footfall in recent years(Image: Joseph Raynor\/Nottingham Post)<\/p>\n

A big-name retailer has confirmed it is returning to a Nottinghamshire shopping centre as its \u00a320 million redevelopment continues.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sports Direct first arrived at the Priory Centre in Worksop<\/a> back in 2019 to fill a unit formerly occupied by M&S.<\/p>\n

The sports retailer’s former unit currently stands empty but, as construction work begins on the Priory Centre’s redevelopment, Bassetlaw District Council has now confirmed Sports Direct will be returning.<\/p>\n

The authority says Sports Direct will return in ‘the next few weeks’ in a move that will create 10 new jobs.<\/p>\n

The \u00a320 million development at the Priory Centre in Worksop<\/a> will involve the current retail complex – which is still full of empty units – being transformed into a site also featuring a food court, indoor adventure play area, bowling alley and indoor market.<\/p>\n

The revamped shopping centre should be ready for 2027 and work on the partial demolition of the current site is well under way.<\/p>\n

Bassetlaw District Council<\/a> bought the site in 2023 and most of the \u00a320 million for its redevelopment comes from the previous government’s Levelling Up Fund.<\/p>\n

Much of the existing shopping centre will be retained, but the section fronting Bridge Place will be demolished to make way for a new-build leisure site and an outdoor public space featuring water fountains.<\/p>\n

Also being demolished are the existing glass canopy that sits over the Priory Centre and the two-storey car park at the rear of the site, the latter of which could make way for the building of 44 homes.<\/p>\n

Councillor Steve Scotthorne, from Bassetlaw District Council, said: “With preparations for the redevelopment of the Priory Centre now well under way, we are pleased to welcome Sports Direct back to the centre as part of its revitalisation.<\/p>\n

“This is a big boost for the centre and we are confident that this move will help to attract the attention of more national, regional and independent businesses to this exciting project.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u00a320 million redevelopment of the Worksop shopping centre continues The Priory Centre has seen declining footfall in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,1758,56,54,55,193767],"class_list":["post-565320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-shopping","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-worksop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}