There are so many shops people want to return or come to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.There are so many shops people want to return or come to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.
There are so many shops people want to return or come to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.

These are the shops you would like see return - or come to - Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford

By Leanne Clarke
Published 24th Oct 2024, 19:00 GMT
With many big named stores disappearing from the high street, we asked you which shops you would like to make a return to our city and town centres.

And there were many suggestions - the most popular being Woolworths and M&S returning to Castleford.

Here are just a few other suggestions:

Some would like the return of shop Our Price - this was taken in The Ridings in 1991.

1. Our Price

Some would like the return of shop Our Price - this was taken in The Ridings in 1991. Photo: Wakefield the good old days

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Woolworths, which had a store on Kirkgate, entered administration late in 2008 after racking up almost £400m in debt, with administrators Deloitte closing all the 807 stores between 27 December 2008 and 6 January 2009, which resulted in 27,000 job losses. Shop Direct purchased the name a month later and continued to operate Woolworths website until it closed down in 2015.

2. Woolworths

Woolworths, which had a store on Kirkgate, entered administration late in 2008 after racking up almost £400m in debt, with administrators Deloitte closing all the 807 stores between 27 December 2008 and 6 January 2009, which resulted in 27,000 job losses. Shop Direct purchased the name a month later and continued to operate Woolworths website until it closed down in 2015. Photo: s

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A popular choice to bring back to the high street - Remember when C&A was on the corner on Westgate?

3. C&A

A popular choice to bring back to the high street - Remember when C&A was on the corner on Westgate? Photo: s

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Debenhams was also a popular choice - a department store where you could buy almost anything. The store at Trinity Walk closed for good in 2021.

4. Debenhams

Debenhams was also a popular choice - a department store where you could buy almost anything. The store at Trinity Walk closed for good in 2021. Photo: s

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