Manchester celebrates the best young entrepreneurs Manchester’s King Street was the setting for the NMTF’s National Youth Market, where 22 of the country’s best young traders got the opportunity to sell their wares to the city’s public. Rose Dyson of Pura Cosmetics was crowned Young Trader of the Year, winning £500, a year’s free NMTF…

The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, which was indeed majestic, was the setting for this year’s NABMA Conference and AGM. Delegate numbers were quoted as being the highest yet and there was a good mix of seasoned professionals and those cutting their teeth in the industry. It was pleasing to see that in a formerly male dominated…

On Friday 29th May Preston Market traders welcomed the National Market Traders Federation’s “Making Markets Matter” campaign, to the popular Lancashire Market. The shoppers and traders on the Market were treated to a great series of colourful and fun activities that included a very popular Voucher Vault that is reminiscent of a Crystal Maze TV…

The challenges facing local markets was high on the agenda as Stockton Council hosted a ‘Mission for Markets’ roadshow (Wednesday 11 March). Representatives from the National Association of British Market Authorities and the National Market Traders Federation, alongside several market operators and traders from across the North East, were welcomed to the newly regenerated Stockton…

UK Markets to be joined by 15 other countries to celebrate Love Your Local Market 2015  Happy New Year to all the market operators, traders and market customers out there. It has been a busy season in the Love Your Local Market office keeping up with all the activity over the holiday season.  So many of…

Jackie Casey has recently moved on from her job as Bolton’s Market Manager to join Market Place Europe as their Business Development Manager. She has a wealth of experience in the market world and takes that with her to join the hugely successful team Allan Hartwell has in place. Formally Bolton Market Manager, Jackie worked…