Traders at Durham’s Market Hall have swapped their stalls for the studio, replacing the backdrop of the Victorian Hall for a ‘green screen’ to create an animated introduction to all the Market has to offer. All 55 traders located in Durham Market Hall stepped in front of the camera presenting their products to create an…

The organisers of Durham Christmas Festival have reported that their 21st festival in 2014 was a huge success, giving the city its busiest retail weekend of the year. The Festival, which took part over three days from Friday 5th December, had more than 300 small businesses represented – and was ideally timed to coincide with…

A family-run firm, which has been in Durham Market Hall for more than 30 years, has been named Market Trader of the Year at the Durham City Retail Awards 2014. Durham City Hardware, sister business to Durham City Watches, both of which share units 30 and 31 in Durham Market Hall picked up the award…

Durham Outdoor Market welcomes new student traders this coming weekend, as three teams of students compete to win Durham University Marketing Society’s Christmas Market Challenge. The culmination of the Challenge, which began on Wednesday 5th November, sees the students selling their Christmas-themed products at stalls in Durham Market Place alongside the regular Outdoor Market on…