I am not the biggest football fan by any stretch of the imagination, I do follow Man Utd and take an interest in the premier league however I urge any non-football fans to read on as this column is far from just being about football. About a year ago the premiership kicked off for the…
We had our apprehensions with early registrations not coming in as quickly as we had hoped but in the end we need not have worried. Love Your Local Market has been another tremendous success with numbers on a par with 2015. We celebrated this year’s event with a Reception in the Houses of Parliament on…
Scarborough Market Hall is getting ready to celebrate a host of events this June. Father’s Day, the Queen’s 90th Birthday party, Armed Forces Day and Wimbledon will all be marked in style down at the market. Whilst work continues on its £2.7m transformation, the market will be decked out in celebration bunting to launch some…
Preparations are in full swing for a street party to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday in Mansfield Market Place which is set to bring hundreds of visitors to the town centre on Sunday 12 June. It is being hosted by Mansfield District Council with support from Mansfield BID and will have something for all ages, including…
The Mayor Councillor Paul Milner welcomed the Love Your Local Market inspired Youth Market which was held in Oswestry Town centre on the 18th May. North Shropshire College students helped organise the event by developing their own pop up businesses and worked closely with other local schools in managing their own stalls. On the day…
Market Trade News have just launched their brand new website. It is still undergoing changes and tweaks, but we have opened it up for you to view and get a good feel of. Please share this to your traders so we can get them all listed completely FREE of charge. We want to promote YOUR traders,…
Lichfield’s popular monthly Farmers’ Market will celebrate its 15th Anniversary on Thursday 2nd June on Market Square, 9am – 3pm. Lichfield City Council will mark the occasion with a celebration cake, raffle competition, FREE face painting, children’s craft activities, an owl display and entertainment with Steel pan sounds from Jamma throughout the day. A competition…
Oldham Council is supporting ‘Love Your Local Market’ for the fourth year in a row with a series of activities and promotions. The event runs from June 1 to June 4 and aims to showcase the goods and treats on offer at Tommyfield, Royton and Shaw markets. As part of the campaign there are a…
The market town of Skipton has had a Royal Charter since 1203 to operate a market along the high street. Over 800 years later the market is still going strong. Kirsty Flatt went to meet those behind its success. Skipton has just been voted the second best Market Town in England, by the Times, just…
Adam Corbally, who appeared in the smash hit BBC One programme with Sir Alan Sugar in 2012, is visiting Swansea Market on Wednesday May 18 to meet local schoolchildren and help boost their business skills. Adam, who was voted Britain’s favourite ever apprentice by Radio Times readers, started his working life as a market trader…