▁by ▁U CI ▁Cin emas ▁and ▁was ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁following ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁O de on ▁Cin emas ▁chain . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁develop ments ▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁and ▁local ▁council ▁leaders ▁have ▁stated ▁their ▁aim ▁to ▁better ▁connect ▁and ▁integrate ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁with ▁the ▁traditional ▁town ▁centre ▁of ▁B rier ley ▁Hill . ▁The ▁D ud ley ▁Canal ▁was ▁re - rout ed ▁in ▁the ▁late - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 5 , ▁housing ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁around ▁the ▁complex ▁( se ver al ▁a partment ▁blocks ▁opposite ▁the ▁cinema ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁apart ments ▁and ▁houses ▁over looking ▁Ped more ▁Road ). ▁A ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Metro ▁tram ▁system ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁delayed ▁in def initely . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁plans ▁were ▁revealed ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁centre ▁to ▁include ▁more ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁O de on ▁cinema ▁inside ▁the ▁centre ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁multiple x ▁at ▁the ▁ret ail ▁park . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁sq ▁ft ▁flags hip ▁Next ▁store ▁opened ▁replacing ▁the ▁S ains bury ' s ▁store ▁that ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Bus