Traders in Warrington are getting very excited about the new indoor market which is currently being constructed and Warrington Borough Council are now inviting applications for stalls in the temporary location which is due to open in Spring 2017. In the heart of Warrington town centre, the Time Square scheme is a £107 million retail…
So the EU referendum debate is over and finished – or is it? Failed politicians have thrown themselves onto their swords while others have been thrown onto them by former colleagues. A lot of people have been left deeply uninspired by the debate whilst convoluted negotiations in Brussels continue. The In/Out referendum was conducted…
Expecting over 100,000 visitors to 2016 ChristmasMarket St Albans European-style Christmas Market is looking forward to its fourth year in 2016 and is expecting visitor figures to exceed the 103,000 who visited last year. The market opens on Thursday 24 November, runs until Sunday 18 December, and is set to be even bigger and better…
I’ve mentioned the insurance Act 2015 a couple of times now and on 12th August 2016 it finally becomes law. Many Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies have already tried to increase their compliance to meet the new standards but when your insurance policies fall due for renewal after this date be prepared potentially for a…
If we do what we have always done then we will get what we have always got! As I sit here and write my column for the July edition of the MTN it is the 22nd of June and I am thinking about the big day tomorrow and how people will vote in the controversial…
While some may argue that the worlds of markets and musicians couldn’t be further apart, our latest famous visitor to The Teenage Market proved otherwise. Making a stop off as part of his UK tour, X Factor and I’m A Celebrity star Jake Quickenden performed at the Beverley Teenage Market, sharing a stage with talented…
Travelling back from London recently I was intrigued by an article in the Evening Standard which suggested that “if you love the clutter and chaos of London Markets your home among the stallholders could become your Best Buy”? The article by Ruth Bloomfield highlights a number several of the 200 London Street Markets and acknowledges…
The world’s most famous and best-loved bear returned to tell adventurous tales and meet young fans at narrator-led story time sessions throughout Saturday 25 June 2016 as part of the Council’s InTRANSIT Festival. Paddington™ visited market stalls in the morning, where he saw a traditional barrow full of apples & oranges and met potential 5th…
A year has passed since I was last at Freeman Street Indoor Market in Grimsby and Sean McGarel and the team have continued the good work they have done since the site was renovated. The surrounding area is currently under development and hundreds of flats that surround the market have recently been evacuated and boarded…
Being a discount book retailer during the growth in E-reader sales isn’t the Achilles heel you might expect as I discovered when I met Tim Boon and the team at Boon Books. E-reader sales have peaked and the sale of E-books is in decline, with people going back to traditional books. Book clubs and book…