News Archive

 

Almondvale And Elements To Become ‘The Centre’ Of Retail Excellence

Date: 10 Sep 2008

Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre and The Elements – the new £130million extension to Almondvale – will be known by the new name ‘The Centre’ from 16 October 2008.

The name change coincides with the opening date of the new shopping extension which has been eagerly anticipated.

 

West Lothian primary schools involved in national arts project reaching 4,000 children across the UK

Date: 21 Aug 2008

Children from Kirknewton Primary School and Stoneyburn Primary School in West Lothian will head back to school this week and begin work on a national arts project entitled Create-a-Quest.

 

Work Placement Inspires Student To Take The High Jump for Charity

Date: 17 Aug 2008

A local West Lothian College student has decided to undertake a parachute jump for charity to show his appreciation for the experience gained during a work placement at Almondvale Shopping Centre.

 

‘Little Shoppers Stay Safe’ as part of Nationwide Child Safety Campaign

Date: 18 Jul 2008

Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston has launched a child safety scheme within the shopping centre to put parents’ minds at rest on day trips out.

 

Britain's Got Talent Star gets a new look at Hush

Date: 10 Jul 2008

Scotland’s very own star of TV show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, Andrew Muir, was on the hunt for a new look on Saturday (5 July) when he visited Hush hair and beauty salon at Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre.

 

Almondvale Shopping Centre puts a new spin on ‘Retail Therapy’

Date: 9 Jun 2008

Shopaholics, bargain hunters and window shoppers who visited Almondvale Shopping Centre at the weekend (Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June) were in for a treat, as the Livingston hotspot put a new spin on the term ‘retail therapy’.

 

Almondvale Shopping Centre Awards West Lothian Schools for Eco Ideas

Date: 8 Jun 2008

Four West Lothian Schools collected their share of £2,000 on Thursday (5th June) following their success in the first ever Eco-School Energy Awareness Challenge which was co-ordinated by Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston.

The shopping centre, which joined forces with West Lothian Council's education department to launch the challenge, invited all schools in the area to enter the competition and were challenged to find the most innovative eco-idea which would benefit their school and support the work they are undertaking for their Eco-School award.

 

New website is a big ‘click’ with shoppers

Date: 3 Apr 2008

Shoppers are opting to surf the web before hitting the shops with the new Shop Livingston website. Since its launch in September 2007, Shoplivingston.co.uk has received an incredible 1,523,027 hits with daily web traffic averaging at around 8,000 hits.

 

Improving the Shopping Experience at Almondvale

Date: 3 Apr 2008

Shoppers visiting Almondvale Shopping Centre over recent months will have noticed some new additions to the Livingston mall. As part of an initial £400,000 investment by owners and managers Land Securities, a number of improvements have been made to upgrade the look and feel of the centre to make it an even better place to shop.

 

TheatreQuest in Full Swing

Date: 6 Mar 2008

Local primary seven pupils at St Mary’s RC School, have been busy working on a never before seen play over the past few months and will be exhibiting their work in Almondvale Shopping Centre in February.

Pupils at St Mary’s RC School in Bathgate, West Lothian, performed extracts from the play ‘A Singer from the Desert Came’, at their school in December. Written by multi award-winning author Jamila Gavin as part of TheatreQuest 2007, the play is set in a future without adults and is a prediction of things to come if global warming is not tackled.

 

Junior football team scores sponsorship deal

Date: 4 Feb 2008

West Lothian’s Broxburn Colts under 14’s team kicked off the New Year with a new sponsorship deal from Almondvale Shopping Centre under the Shop Livingston umbrella brand.

 

New 1,500-space car park to open 8th December 2007

Date: 7 Dec 2007

There’s great news for Livingston’s Christmas shoppers as the hotly anticipated new car park opens its doors on Saturday 8th December in the town centre.

 

Celtic FC Celebrates New Store in Livingston

Date: 29 Nov 2007

Celtic footballer, Steven Pressley attended the launch event of the new Celtic store which opened at Almondvale Shopping Centre recently.

 

Almondvale Reaches Final of Golden Service Awards

Date: 13 Nov 2007

Staff at Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre recently attended the annual Golden Service Awards in London hosted by TV personality Anthea Turner after beating off tough competition to be shortlisted for the Best Cleaned Shopping Centre Award.

 

Women in Construction Evening

Date: 9 Nov 2007

Miller Construction is working on the new 370,000 sq ft shopping centre, The Elements, which opens for trade in October 2008.

Miller Construction joined forces with Almondvale Shopping Centre to host a “Women in Construction” event as part of both companies commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and in a bid to raise awareness of opportunities available in the industry.

 

Thousands of shoppers attend launch of Christmas

Date: 2 Nov 2007

Over 7,000 people in Livingston and the surrounding areas turned up in their droves this evening, Thursday, 1st November, to watch children’s favourites The Tweenies, switch on this year’s Christmas lights, at Almondvale Shopping Centre, Livingston.

 

Punk Science Tour Storms into Livingston

Date: 26 Oct 2007

On Thursday 25 October, Punk Science visited Almondvale Shopping Centre performing some of the most exhilarating science shows ever seen.  The Punk Science tour kicked off this week in Swindon and is now travelling the length and breadth of the UK over the coming weeks. It is a must see event, demonstrating the wild side of science!

 

Almondvale Centre Fun-draises For Marie Curie

Date: 12 Sep 2007

Marie Curie Cancer Care is benefiting from a cash donation thanks to Almondvale Shopping Centre’s pledge to raise money for the charity throughout the year.

Donations from shoppers visiting the mall during the year-long calendar of free monthly events in aid of Marie Curie have so far reached an impressive total of £3641.20.

 

Livingston sets a new Face Painting World Record

Date: 3 Sep 2007

Celebrations were in full swing on Saturday 1st September as children from across Scotland helped break a Guinness World Record TM in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

 

Car Parking Changes For Livingston Town Centre

Date: 1 Aug 2007

Car parking charges are set to be introduced in Livingston town centre by Land Securities, which is currently investing £130million in Livingston to create The Elements, the new 375,000 sq ft shopping centre to adjoin Almondvale.

 

Almondvale Supports Arts & Kids Project

Date: 1 Aug 2007

Almondvale Shopping Centre, owned and managed by Land Securities Group Plc, is delighted to support Arts & Kids for the third year running with the launch of TheatreQuest.

 

Almondvale is Scottish Business Awards Winner

Date: 1 Jun 2007

Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre, owned and managed by Land Securities, was presented last Thursday (31 May) with the highly regarded Community Mark Award at the Scottish Business in the Community Awards 2007.

 

 

Almondvale announces fundraising partner

Date: 1 Apr 2007

Marie Curie Cancer Care is to benefit from a cash boost as Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre pledges to raise money for the charity throughout the next financial year.

 

Almondvale Delivers Special Bundle of Joy

Date: 20 Mar 2007

Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre made a special delivery to a new mum at St John’s Hospital on Mother’s Day.

For the third consecutive year, the centre honoured its tradition of congratulating the mother of the first baby born on Mothers Day at St John’s Hospital with a well-deserved gift box packed with goodies, such as a baby scrapbook, jewellery and a CD to enjoy. 

 

School Students Learn Retail Skills at Almondvale

Date: 14 Mar 2007

School pupils in Livingston have gone to town as part of a course to learn more about the skills required in the retail industry, with help from Land Securities at Almondvale Shopping Centre.

 

Local Youth Football Team Nets Sponsorship Deal

Date: 12 Feb 2007

Local school football team, Juniper Green, is celebrating after scoring a winning sponsorship deal with Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre.

The Juniper Green Primary Five team has received a welcome boost after the shopping mall provided sponsorship to kit out the team in brand new training tracksuits and uniforms.