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Time Out
14-07-2025
- Business
- Time Out
East London is getting a massive new M&S this week
Back in April Marks and Spencer announced that it would be pumping a whopping £90 million into its London stores – and that the capital would soon receive six new M&S Food Halls. This week one of those supermarkets will officially open its doors in a prime east London location. Marks and Sparks' new Food Hall will open on Leytonstone High Road this Thursday, July 17 at 9am. The store, which is spread over 12,000 feet and takes over the site of an old Matalan, will boast a bakery, coffee station and flower and wine shops – as well as, of course, M&S' usual food offerings. A total of 55 new jobs have been created for the store, including 14 from M&S's Marks and Starts youth training scheme. The scheme is run with The King's Trust and helps 16 to 30 year-olds gain retail experience. Commenting on the new opening, Councillor Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Housing at Waltham Forest Council, said: 'Supporting our young residents into employment is a priority for us at the council, and I am delighted that Waltham Forest residents have secured new jobs through the Marks and Start programme. Our employment teams have worked closely with M&S in the past, so it's great that we have been able to work together again to help even more young people gain employability skills. 'This has been made possible by our regenerative work in the borough, looking at new opportunities for our town centres, attracting reputable retailers like M&S to expand locally.' Marks and Spencer Food Hall, 829-837 High Road, E11 1HH.
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Project aims to combat youth unemployment in the West Midlands
A project to help tackle the high level of youth unemployment in the West Midlands has been has been set up by charity Movement to Work and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help create career opportunities for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).Figures show more than 987,000 young people in the UK are classed as NEET, with Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Walsall having rates double the national Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said he wanted to create 20,000 training, work experience and apprenticeship placements in the next few years. Encouragement "I left school at 16 and went straight into work but was lucky enough to get the support and encouragement I needed to start out on a new career path," Mr Parker, said at the launch event in Birmingham on Wednesday."I want every young person to have the same opportunity I had so they can get ahead in life."He added: "We've already created 5,000 [placements] but there is still more to do and I'm calling on employers to work with me to help drive down youth unemployment."During October to December 2024, an estimated 14.4% of all male 16 to 24-year-olds were NEET, with 12.3% of all females in the same age group, the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures Bains, chief executive of Movement to Work, said she hoped the project opened doors and helped businesses become "more inclusive and fit for the future"."We have over 10 years of experience in supporting businesses with their youth employment strategies – and as a charity, we do it all free of charge," she said."By joining YouthPath, West Midlands business leaders can help shape a brighter future for our region's young people."Katie Stansbie, who was in the NEET category before building a career with retailer M&S, said: "I'm so grateful to have completed the Marks and Start programme, it has given me full time employment, financial independence and a new sense of purpose and self-confidence."Engagement sessions will take place over the coming weeks, with businesses and organisations invited to pledge support to the scheme. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
