Wetherspoons is set to opening a new boozer in the shopping centre, which is already populated by a selections of restaurants pubs and bars.
The chain said it was unable to confirm where the pub would be located in the centre, when it would open or how many drinkers it would be able to accommodate.
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The announcement has been met with mixed reaction from Whiteley residents on social media with some saying it is high time the area had a pub and others saying it might attract trouble.
One Facebook user said: “It’s high time Whiteley had somewhere to go for a drink.
“With the Parsons Collar being the only pub there the competition will be good.”
Another said: “It’s got a McDonald’s, Burger King and now a Wetherspoons. That’ll be a horrible place to be in the evenings with lots of litter.”