Local GazetteLocal first. Heard across Britain.
Find a town
More
About usContactEditorial standardsPrivacyEditorialAbout

High streets and local business

New shops, restaurants and local business openings

Verified reporting on new shops, restaurants, pubs and other local business openings from Local Gazette town editions across Britain.

19 recent reports · 13 town editions

Entrance to the refurbished H Samuel shop in Telford Shopping CentreTelford Gazette · 15 Oct 2026H Samuel to celebrate refurbished Telford store this weekendThe jeweller will mark its shop’s new look on 17 and 18 October following refurbishment earlier this year.Read on Telford Gazette →
Wooden tables and illuminated bottles inside The Twisted Broom in DoncasterDoncaster GazetteThe Twisted Broom to open restaurant in Doncaster on Halloween13 Oct 2026Burgers in a photograph supplied by Fat HippoSheffield GazetteFat Hippo announces 6 November opening for Division Street restaurant9 Oct 2026
Burton GazetteGrace & Co to open jewellery shop in Burton’s former Claire’s unit8 Oct 2026Staff inside the refurbished Boots store at Cannock Orbital Retail CentreCannock GazetteBoots completes refurbishment of Cannock Orbital store5 Oct 2026Poundstretcher opens wholesale clearance shop in Kirby MuxloeLoughborough GazettePoundstretcher opens wholesale clearance shop in Kirby Muxloe1 Oct 2026Stay Tidy vintage clothing shop in College Lane, TamworthTamworth GazetteIndependent vintage shop Stay Tidy to open in Tamworth1 Oct 2026Poundstretcher opens wholesale clearance shop at Desford distribution centreHinckley GazettePoundstretcher opens wholesale clearance shop at Desford distribution centre1 Oct 2026Sheffield GazetteSainsbury's store closes after ceiling collapse29 Sept 2026Grantham GazetteA new shop for Lego fans of all ages24 Sept 2026Community Cupboard logo for the Newcastle-under-Lyme social supermarketNewcastle-under-Lyme GazetteNewcastle-under-Lyme’s first social supermarket to open in October21 Sept 2026Stone GazetteMade Stone shop could open on High Street if local makers back the idea19 Sept 2026Divine Box founder Danielle Dunn with handmade bath productsHinckley GazetteDivine Box wins rent-free shop at Hinckley's Britannia Shopping Centre11 Sept 2026Artist’s impression of the proposed NK Outlet storefront in WiganWigan GazetteNew independent retailer NK Outlet prepares to open in Wigan11 Sept 2026Stone GazetteLCT Homewares to move to Stone High Street this autumn6 Sept 2026Stone GazetteLabour in Vain gets new owner as work begins on Yarnfield pub reopening3 Sept 2026Stone GazetteLidl takes next planning step for proposed Stone store3 Sept 2026The Cherry Tree pub on London Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme after its refurbishmentNewcastle-under-Lyme GazetteCherry Tree pub reopens in Newcastle-under-Lyme after refurbishment28 Aug 2026Chesterfield GazettePoundstretcher to open new Chesterfield store at Vicar Lane19 Aug 2026

Why this desk exists

Reporting with a local address

Openings and closures change how a town centre feels and where local money is spent. This desk brings together reporting from our town editions so readers can follow what is arriving, moving and changing on high streets across the network.

Find your town edition →