Banter or barter? This year I received the best Christmas present ever, a trip of a lifetime cruising the Caribbean from Mrs C, I received this on Christmas day and was over the moon as she knew that this had always been my dream destination! The first day that the travel agent was back open…

Tudor Markets – Christmas by the River For the third consecutive year, Tudor markets hosted the annual London Bridge City Christmas Market which runs along the south bank of the Thames between Tower and London Bridges. Concentrating along The Scoop and encompassing More London, Hays Galleria and beyond, the German style log cabins, twinkling with…

nabma – the voice of markets   I write this article as the voting for Britain’s Favourite Market has finished and the judging is about to take place. We have had another fantastic competition with around 125,000 votes cast for Britain’s Favourite Market and some wonderful markets represented in all sections of The Great British…

Britain’s best award for food fest Bolton Food and Drink Festival has scooped a coveted national award for having the best food market in the country. The festival won the ‘Best Food Market’ category at the British Market of the Year Awards in Birmingham today (Thursday, January 26). The competition is organised by the National…

Trader of the week – The Shack They say “Home is where the heart is” and you’re sure to fall in love with the fantastic range of furniture, lighting and gifts available for your home from new Fleetwood Market business “The Shack.” A warm welcome to Glen, one of our most recent additions to join the…

Everything you need to know about the new Flower Market Explore the new Flower Market in a guide for customers and florists: brand.newcoventgardenmarket.com/flower-market New Covent Garden Market have created a guide to the new Flower Market for customers and florists, here: brand.newcoventgardenmarket.com/flower-market. The new home will be a more inspiring place for florists to buy…

London-based startup Feast It launch ‘Airbnb’ for event and street food catering. On January 17th 2017 the London-based startup Feast It will launch a website that will streamline the complicated (and rather boring) process of booking the perfect event caterer. Working in partnership with over 100 of London’s leading street food vendors and restaurants including…

Young Enterprise Start-Ups Test the Market at Stratford Fifteen businesses run by young people across the county trade at local market Groupe Geraud, Europe’s largest provider of markets, welcomed fifteen additional market stalls run by school students to its popular Stratford-Upon-Avon Saturday market on 3rd December. The small businesses were set up as part of…

Bakers: don’t let a basket hamper your Christmas Bread baskets company Bakers Basco has to be extra vigilant at Christmas because of the massive increase in unauthorised ‘borrowing’ of its equipment. Steve Millward, the company’s General Manager, explains why small retailers and bakers don’t want to be caught under the mistletoe with someone else’s baskets……

Award-winning A J Pies admits using bakery firm’s equipment without permission, pays £7,000 compensation. Award-winning Yorkshire pie maker A J Pies and Pastries Limited, which trades as Andrew Jones Pies (AJP), has agreed to stop using baker’s trays and related equipment belonging to Bakers Basco without permission and to pay combined compensation of £7,000. Bakers…