a Public Inquiry in January 1982. This was topped out in March 1984 in a ceremony involving the Mayor, Cllr Roger Buss and Mr Ron Jennings, the deputy chairman of the development company; Town and City Properties (who by this time had absorbed Arndale Property Trust). A time capsule containing coins, documents and a copy of the Daily Telegraph was buried under the concrete at the highest point of the development. Dolphin Shopping Centre In 1989 an £8 million refurbishment programme was carried out on the centre, which emerged with a new name ; The Dolphin Shopping Centre. The three remaining wooden ‘play sculptures’ (the hippo, the turtle and the whale) were removed in 1997 (the snake had been removed some years earlier before being stored in an open area in one of the service areas of the centre and later removed as rubbish). The centre was acquired in 2003 by Grosvenor Group, who sold it to Dutch property investment company; Wereldhave in December 2010 for £85 million. It was then later sold to Legal & General in 2013 for £58 million. In 2004, as the centre became increasingly popular, a further multimillion-pound refurbishment programme was completed. The centre entrances were redeveloped, access for shoppers with disabilities was enhanced, and the interior was given a facelift for the first time since 1989. Poole Sports Centre closed just before Christmas 2007 when operator UK Sports Centres LTD went into liquidation and the space was marketing by agents Sibbett Gregory for disposal. In May 2008, after an absence of eleven years, the 'play sculptures' returned to the centre and were displayed in rotation as part of specially designed enclosure, where they collected funds for local charities. In 2013 it was rumoured that the 'play sculptures' could be returned to the centre on a full-time basis, and that children might once again be allowed to play on them. The Marks & Spencers store, which opened in 1971, closed for the final time on 8 January 2022. Poole Bus Station Poole Bus Station is a municipal building in Poole Town Centre, England. The bus station adjoins the Dolphin Shopping Centre and is opposite the Lighthouse Theatre. Poole Bus Station is the largest bus station in Dorset and is a key travel hub on the South Coast of England. The station is owned partially by Wilts & Dorset, and partially by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole