Australia Day 2015 The sun was shining on Preston Market on Monday 26th January when the Market celebrated Australia Day. The popular Lancashire Market was filled with Australian Flag Bunting and traders throughout could be seen wearing Cork Hats and Kylie Minogue masks.  Boomerangs were also seen in abundance together with dozens of patriotic Kangaroos…

Show organiser i2i Events Group celebrates the inaugural Buyers Power List Awards, sponsored by Light & Living, at Spring Fair 2015 exhibition  The organiser of Spring Fair, i2i Events Group, revealed the winners of the inaugural Spring Fair Buyers Power List Awards on Monday February 2nd. Leading Dutch lifestyle brand Light & Living were headline…

There is still time to take advantage of a special offer at Spilsby, Horncastle or Louth market this summer. Starting during Love Your Local Markets Fortnight (May 13-27) East Lindsey District Council will offer up to 12 budding entrepreneurs the chance to take their first step towards running their own business by offering free Public…

Gravesham Borough Council’s plans to refurbish Gravesend’s historic market will go ahead thanks to a Big Lottery grant of £1.8m announced today (Monday 26 January). The grant is from the Coastal Communities Fund. It will enable the council to carry out massive improvements to the charter market which was first granted a charter in 1268.…

During 1st-3rd February 2015 LondonEdge burst into the capital at the brand new Olympia West venue in Kensington. The team behind the only tradeshow on the planet dedicated to alternative and sub-culture fashion, proved exactly why LondonEdge is loved by buyers, exhibitors and press with a show that by definition, rocked! With thousands flocking to…

Entrepreneur Galina Borsca has achieved her dream of running her own lingerie business thanks to a helping hand from Tameside Markets. The mum-of-one applied to the Council’s Trade for a Tenner scheme to have a low risk and low cost trial run of a stall on Ashton’s award winning market last September. And it proved…

Oldham Council is encouraging pancake-loving young youngsters to take part in ‘The Big Flip’. The event will take place on Shrove Tuesday, February 17, inside Tommyfield Market Hall, Albion Street, Oldham, between 11am and 3pm. The team want to see how many times you can flip a pancake in 30 seconds. The competition will take…

Some of the UK’s most amazing and inspiring individuals are set to take on the highest mountain in England and Wales, Mount Snowdon, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October 2015 in aid of cancer charities. The event is based on groups of individuals working together to reach a number of personal and shared…

 A new location is being proposed as part of an Oldham Council pilot scheme looking to at help Shaw Market thrive.  Following the end of a consultation period with residents, traders, business owners and other interested parties, it has been decided to move the popular market to the district’s main shopping street – Market Street.…

Bury Market received another national accolade yesterday when it was again crowned ‘Market Attraction of the Year’ at the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) Great British Market Awards. The awards were presented by Sean Wilson, former star of Coronation Street and now an award-winning cheese producer and chef. Graham Wilson OBE, NABMA’s chief…