February 2009 News Archive
All of the News Articles published this month are listed below. Click on a headline to view the full article.
New market is a hit
It’s boomtime for traders as Middleton Market goes from strength to strength on its new site. Stallholders have seen profits soar since the move to Middleton Gardens from Suffield Street, last month. Anne Ransom has run a jewellery Read MoreTraders fear privatisation
PLANS to privatise Burton's market could take a massive step forward in the coming months, leading to fears from traders that the millennium-old site could be torn from its community roots. Council bosses have been consulting with traders over Read MoreFalmouth to have artists' street market
Artists in and around Falmouth will soon be able to promote their work to a wide audience as a regular artist’s market will be on in Event’s Square. Organisers Lea Parry and Jo James put the idea to Falmouth Festivals Ltd after being Read MoreCamden Street Trading Operation
FRIDAY the 13th was unlucky for illegal hotdog sellers in Camden - as it marked the start of an operation which resulted in them having £15,000 worth of their equipment confiscated. Camden Council's street trading team and the police seiz Read MoreCamden Street Trading Operation
FRIDAY the 13th was unlucky for illegal hotdog sellers in Camden - as it marked the start of an operation which resulted in them having £15,000 worth of their equipment confiscated. Camden Council's street trading team and the police seiz Read MoreLeeds Rents
TRADERS at Leeds's Kirkgate Market have been threatened with the bailiffs – if they are ONE DAY late with the rent. Stallholders have reacted angrily to a letter from markets manager Chris Sanderson, which says that rent payments must be cl Read MoreNorthampton Market Revamp on Show
Models of what Northampton's new-look Market Square will look like will go on display in the town this week. Northampton Borough Council first revealed plans to alter the layout of the historic square in July last year. The move will see the n Read MoreLiverpool in the Balance
TRADERS at one of Liverpool’s oldest markets are facing an uncertain future after the leaseholder went bust. The future of Liverpool’s historic Meat and Fish Market, on Prescot Road, Old Swan, has been hanging in the balance since Chr Read MoreHughmark International
MARKET traders yesterday said they were confident another firm would want to run the operation after its present managers went into administration. Traders spoke after Hughmark International went into administration and its sister company Hughma Read MoreMarket Growth at Halifax
STALLHOLDERS at Halifax Borough Market are reporting their best start to the year for 15 years and are hoping things are only going to get better. Shoppers are spending more in the market because it is such good value for money. Butchers and Read More
