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Daily Record
09-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Pizza Hut franchisee hoping to create 20 jobs at new Stirling store
The popular chain is moving a few hundred yards along the road from its long established city centre site - after long-running concerns over the shop units lying empty. Pizza Hut have moved into premises in a city centre building which previously struggled to attract tenants. The chain is moving a few hundred yards along the road from its long established site on the corner of Cowane Street and Wallace Street to shop premises at Goosecroft Road. Pizza Hut says it is a relaunch in Stirling, upgrading to larger premises designed to 'enhance operations and customer experience' and reflects the brand's ongoing investment in its Scottish footprint. The new Hut, on the site of a previous Papa John's franchise, is operated by Fife-based conglomerate Glenshire Group and becomes the 23rd store in their growing portfolio. The franchisee hopes the opening will create around 20 jobs. The store offers delivery and collection services, while also offering a small seating area for those who want to eat on the go. Director Zibby Ghafoor said the team are thrilled about the opportunity to upgrade the previous store. He said: 'We're bringing a fresh approach to the site, with an updated look and feel, new menu, and new equipment. 'Our excellent team at the previous Hut in Stirling were kept busy in other stores while we fitted out the new unit. 'This is a great location, and we have a lot of people to serve.' Area Manager Louise Ferry said: 'We're committed to delivering quality, variety, and exceptional service, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back in for their favourite pizzas, sides, and desserts. 'This opening marks another step in our journey to serve more of Scotland, and we're grateful to the Stirling community for their patience and support.' The new shop is in a £6 million building at the corner of Maxwell Place which features 53 flats with four shop units on the ground floor. The introduction of Pizza Hut will be a welcome addition for those keen to see the shop units occupied. Since the building was completed at the start of 2016 residents quickly moved into the flats but some of the shops remained unoccupied for the first few years, during which Stirling Council officials gave repeated assurances to councillors that tenants were due to move in - and even when businesses began to occupy some of the smaller units, filling the largest unit was described as challenging and other forms of fit-out were tried.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Jacksonville Police seek help in identifying larceny suspects
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Jacksonville Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying two people connected to larceny from a Sunglass Hut. One suspect is a shorter, medium build, black male wearing a black hoodie with red lettering, and gray sweatpants. The other suspect is a female that was described as shorter, heavier build, black female with black hair, wearing a crop top, and a denim jacket. If you know the identity of the suspects, please contact JPD Detective A. Wilson at 910-938-6520 or wilsona@ or Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273. Information can also be anonymously texted via Text-A-Tip by typing TIP4CSJAX and your message to 274637 (CRIMES) Please refer to Case 25-02753 when calling or texting about these photos. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
How 'cars and coffee' meets can fuel Gen Z society
At a former pub, signs and posters offer positive messages for Gen Z Hut at West Meon, Hampshire, was taken over in 2024 by Caffeine & Machine, one of many groups that organise so-called car and coffee meets for motoring Phil McGovern says under-30s car culture can sometimes be troubled and needs to be fostered in the right mantras on display include "I love you, man" and "Driving under the influence of nothing but joy". Cars and coffee meets are a global phenomenon, which reportedly started in the United States in the early gather to talk motoring, show off vehicles and, of course, drink hot beverages. Fourteen-year-old Isaac Potter is a regular at The Hut, practising his photography skills and meeting fellow enthusiasts."My grandad basically got me into cars from a really young age," he says."Just talking to people and getting to know them, getting to know more about their cars... it's just a nice thing."Caffeine & Machine, which also runs venues in Bedfordshire and Warwickshire, has transformed the long-deserted pub into a car fan firm organises a mix of ticketed events and free McGovern says: "There's a thing to fix in society on a wider level."We've got a platform to show how doing it in the right vein is actually a really good way of doing it."It's been really heartfelt and beautiful." Elsie-Rose Robbins, 24, has brought her Alfa Romeo to The Hut to meet fellow "Young Giulietta enthusiasts" and gain says: "There's a bit of a stigma – maybe younger women feel like they can't be a part of this because it's always been more male-dominated. "But that's not to say that if you have a passion for it you can't just go for it... Whatever you may think is holding you back probably isn't."Cars and coffee meets are not immune from organiser, who asked not to be named, said he had given up hosting events at another venue after an outbreak of has had its fair share of unauthorised late-night gatherings, seizing vehicles for dangerous driving as recently as December, police in Peterborough said planned car meets, intended for "good-natured car enthusiasts", had a "history of becoming anti-social".However, Phil McGovern hopes The Hub and venues like it can be a "safe haven" for responsible engine Potter says he feels comfortable in the cafe's words painted on the building, he says: "When you go somewhere, you have to feel safe and you want to feel welcomed, and a place like this, as it says on the wall, 'It feels like home.'" You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
