▁was ▁modern ised , ▁a ▁new ▁bus ▁station ▁constructed ▁and ▁an ▁out door ▁d ining ▁prec inct ▁was ▁added ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁bus ▁station ▁was ▁located . ▁The ▁famous ▁" big ▁T " ▁sign , ▁first ▁ere cted ▁on ▁centre ' s ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁was ▁dis m ant led . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁construction ▁work ▁done ▁by ▁West field . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁centre ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Centro ▁Properties ▁Group ▁in ▁a ▁stock ▁trade ▁deal ▁involving ▁To omb ul ▁and ▁other ▁West field ▁properties ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Centro ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁A MP ▁Sho pping ▁Centre ▁Trust . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁centre ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁West field ▁To omb ul ▁to ▁Centro ▁To omb ul . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Centro ▁announced ▁a ▁ 2 - stage ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁centre . ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁added ▁an ▁Ald i ▁Food ▁Store , ▁F resh ▁Life ▁fresh ▁food ▁m all ▁and ▁additional ▁special ty ▁stores . ▁The ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁expansion ▁( which ▁never ▁comm enced ) ▁was ▁to ▁add ▁D iner ' s ▁Life ▁food ▁court ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁level ▁and ▁convert ▁the ▁old ▁cin emas ▁into ▁a ▁ro o ft op ▁car park . ▁This ▁stage ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁complete ▁by ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁looked ▁uncertain , ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁competition ▁from