Thousands of happy shoppers enjoyed a dusting of Christmas cheer at Harborough Market’s late night Christmas Market on Friday 5th December. Harborough’s late night Christmas Fayre saw crowds flock in to the town centre for an evening of shopping, good food and entertainment. Almost 13,000 shoppers visited the market, which is operated by Market Place…
Bilston is a town in the county of West Midlands, situated in the southeastern corner of the City of Wolverhampton. The market give Bilston Town its strong identity and character, attracting around 9,500 daily visitors. The market creates a thriving, bustling atmosphere for all visitors and has a fantastic range of products available across the…
Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock’s traditional (Church of England) parishes. The town is approximately 20 miles to east of London on the north bank of the River Thames and 2 miles east of the M25 motorway. The market can be found…
Ralph has been Market Supervisor at Mexborough market for the past 26 1/2 years having been employed by Doncaster Council for almost 40 years. Ralph’s career with Doncaster Council started with temporary employment in April 1975 driving a chemical weed control vehicle. Over the years Ralph has worked on road sweeping, as a highway maintenance…
Great By Name, Great By Nature The new ‘Greatie’ (Great Homer Street) Market officially opened in October 2014 and has seen crowds of shoppers flock to the site every Saturday since. It moved 150 yards down the road from its historic home to a new facility (still boarded by Scotland Road) just off nearby Dryden…
Stratford-upon-Avon is one of the premier tourist destinations in country and the town’s historic markets play an important role in promoting the town as a tourist attraction. After 50 years under the same contractor, the market operation was put out for tender in 2012 to ensure the best value for the councils and to breathe…
One of the Largest Street Markets in the South East There are few institutions in this country that can boast a useful and unbroken existence for over seven and half centuries, yet this is the record for Romford Market. Romford is a large suburban town in East London and is the principal town of the…
A modern, forward thinking market dating back to 567 A.D. The new £8 million Blackburn Market offers traditional values but within a modern, new, bright environment. Based in the ground floor of The Mall shopping centre and connected by escalators and lifts to the department stores and parking above, it opens six days a week…
Local Councillors recently inspected Market Walk, the new Covered Market in Woking which opens this month. The £4million project is part of wider Town Centre improvements by the Borough Council which include refurbishing the 1970’s Wolsey Place Shopping Centre and repaving Commercial Way, the retail heart of Woking. Market Walk replaces the existing Open Market…