| Description | Development
Plans for American style shopping mall Star 19th July1985
R.A. 19th July 1985
SYT 19th July 1985
Building work may start in the autumn Star 19th July 1985
Building work to start early 1986 R.A. 8th Nov.1985
More than 4,000 jobs may be created R.A. 27th Dec.1985
Building work to begin shortly Star 17th Jan.1986
R.A. 24th Jan.1986
Opening date forecast for spring 1987 R.A. 27th March1986
Official stone laying ceremony to take place Star 19th May 1986
R.A. 23rd May 1986
Scale model of Mall on display R.A. 21st Nov.1986
Star 24th Nov1986
Landscaping and drainage of site to begin Star 22nd Jan.1987
Government grant of £830,000 towards reclamation of land R.A. 23rd Jan1987
Article and aerial photo of site Star 6th May 1987
Future of Mall in doubt as developer Star 7th May 1987
Developer puts money into Meadowhall project R.A. 8th May 1987
Second phase of development may not be built Star 13th May 1987
Star 13th May 1987 . Developer meets councillors to discuss future of site Star 14th May 1987
R.A. 15th May 1987
Revised plan for Mall development R.A.10th July 1987
Discovery of coal seam under site postpones building R.A. 21st Aug 1987
of second phase
Development will be smaller than originally planned Star 3rd August1988
Planning application for filling station and car wash Star 20th Oct.1987
Planning application for supermarket and shops Star 21st Dec1989
R.A. 29th Dec 1989
Plans for Business park adjacent to Mall Star 10th Jan 1990
Planning application for multi-screen cinema Star 25th June 1999
and entertainment complex R.A. 25th June 1999
R.A. 2nd July 1999
Planning application for retail units and car parking R.A.13th Aug. 1999
Meadowhall Shopping Complex
Developer of Parkgate site to put money into Meadowhall complex Star 7th May 1987
Parkgate development could be overshadowed by Meadowhall R.A. 31st Jan 1986
Rotherham councillors object to development R.A. 6th June 1986
Sheffield council backing development R.A. 11thSept1986
Government approval for development Star 11th Sept 1986
R.A. 19th Sept.1986
Urban regeneration grant denied R.A. 8th Jan 1988
Roads
Two new road bridges at Aldwarke Star 20th Jan 1986
Improvements to East and West Bawtry Road as part of R.A. 19th Sept. 1986
traffic control Star 24th Sept 1986
Councillors express concerns over traffic R.A. 22nd Feb 2002
Congestion Star 2nd March 2002
Opening of Marks and Spencer store will add to traffic problems R.A. 20th May 2004
Trade
Rotherham market traders fear that Parkgate complex R.A. 14th Feb. 1986
Will affect businesses R.A. 21st Feb 1986
Town Centre trade will be affected R.A. 27th March1986
R.A. 19th Sept 1986
Debenhams store may take up unit R.A. 31st Oct 1986
Opening of Retail complex R.A. 22nd May 1987
Large crowds during first week of trading R.A. 29th May 1987
Investigations into Sunday trading R.M.15th July 1987
T.V. stars to attend official opening Star 25th Sept 1987
T.V. star Helen Worth cuts tape at opening R.A. 2nd Oct 1987
First year of trading R.A. 29th April 1988
Retail park celebrates second year of trading R.A. 12th May 1989
Freestyle furniture company to take a unit R.A. 12th Jan 1990
Focus and Do it All stores merge R.A. 9th April 1999
Former Do it All store to close down R.A. 21st May 1999
Boots to open new store R.A. 23rd July 1999
T.K. Maxx to open a store R.A. 9th August 2002
Marks and Spencer to open store R.A. 25th Feb 2004
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