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BBC News
10-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Fire breaks out in restaurant kitchen at Southampton's Westquay
Diners at a restaurant were forced to leave after a fire broke out in its from five stations were called Red Dog Saloon in Westquay Shopping Centre, Southampton, shortly after 19:30 BST on fire service said the blaze was tackled using hose jets and fans to clear smoke. Crews left shortly after 21:00. The fire service thanked all staff and members of the public "for their patience and cooperation throughout the incident". A spokesperson for Westquay said: "All occupiers apart from Red Dog Saloon restaurant reopened after a return to units was agreed with the fire brigade who we worked closely with. "Details on the Red Dog Saloon restaurant reopening will be provided in due course." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Watch as firefighters gathered at Westquay to tackle restaurant blaze
Eyewitnesses recorded the moment that firefighters gathered at Westquay South to tackle a restaurant fire after the centre was evacuated last night. Some "10 fire engines" were seen on Harbour Parade, as a cordon was put in place while smoke could be seen inside the Red Dog Saloon restaurant. A large crowd watched on from outside Hollywood Bowl, including Graham Wiffen, who filmed firefighters running hoses into the building via a delivery goods entrance. Westquay South was evacuated last night as firefighters rushed to a restaurant blaze, and eyewitness Graham Wiffen filmed the emergency response running hoses into the building via a delivery goods entrance. — Reece Barrett (@reecebrrtt) July 10, 2025 Eyewitness Graham was evacuated from the Showcase Cinema De Lux inside the shopping centre's south building, as fire alarms blared during his exit. This video taken by Magdalena Zelazna showed firefighters congregating outside of the Red Dog Saloon building in Westquay South, as fire alarms are heard blaring @dailyecho — Reece Barrett (@reecebrrtt) July 10, 2025 Magdalena Zelazna also filmed firefighters congregating outside of Red Dog Saloon. Fire alarms can be heard in her video playing throughout the entire Westquay South building. Hampshire fire and Westquay have been contacted for more information.
Fashion United
13-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Jewells to make UK retail debut with four new stores
Jewells is launching in the physical retail space with the opening of four new stores across the UK. The British jewellery brand has partnered with landlord Hammerson, which has signed the stores at four of its retail sites. The first locations will open May 30 at Westquay in Southampton and The Oracle in Reading. These will be followed by additional sites in Bullring Birmingham and London's Brent Cross, both expected to open in June. In a release, Leah Uka, chief brand officer for Jewells, said launching the brand's first physical spaces in key destinations 'has been an important process for us'. Uka continued: 'We have ambitious expansion plans targeting 2,000 stores across 45 countries within five years, and to make that possible, it was necessary for us to establish the Jewells brand in the kinds of high-footfall and high-quality retail destinations that Hammerson have, to engage existing and new customers and create a wonderful retail experience for them.' These store openings will mark an official launch for the Jewells brand, which currently has a 'coming soon' page over what will become its e-commerce site. According to Hammerson, Jewells is 'backed by a proven global operator and investor, who Hammerson already successfully partners with across its destinations'.
