The Ashton Arcades, also known locally as just Arcades, is a medium-sized shopping centre located in

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...

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. It accommodates 40 stores, over two floors, and a

multi-storey car park A multistorey car park ( British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a bui ...

. There are approved plans for the expansion of the centre which will also re-develop the adjacent bus station and add a tram station for the expansion of

Manchester Metrolink Manchester Metrolink (branded locally simply as Metrolink) is a tram/ light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along of standard-gauge route, making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Ki ...

. The expansion of the centre will cost £40m Retrieved on 3 September 2008. and add of retail space which will more than double the current centre.

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