160 jobs to be created as new entertainment hub gets go-ahead

A new box park-style leisure scheme is set to create 160 jobs in Lincoln and transform a derelict shopping store site.

Stack, which started out life in Newcastle and is run by Danieli Group, says it is venturing outside its native north-east for the first time with its plans to develop the shipping container leisure venue on the site of the former Argos store at St Marks Shopping Centre, which closed in 2020.

Lincoln City Council has given the go-ahead for the plans for a food and drink-led hub, which will have a capacity for up to 2,000 people.

Stack Lincoln will include five bars, 10 street food vendors, a coffee shop, roof terrace and central plaza with balcony. Danieli Group hopes to complete the scheme in time for the summer season next year.

Neill Winch, CEO of Danieli Group, told ChronicleLive: “Stack Sunderland and Stack Newcastle have been incredibly popular and successful. It’s a much loved brand which provides a great experience for visitors of all ages.

“We have huge plans to roll out the Stack brand nationally and are delighted to have Lincoln as our first site outside of the North East and to be able to breathe new life into this amazing building.”