Le Bouchon Breton best of the best in Harpers Drinking Out Excellence Awards

Le Bouchon Breton in London’s Old Spitafields market has been named the best place for a drink whilst out dining in the 2011 Harpers Wine & Spirit Drinking Out Excellence Awards. Read More > > >

CHOCOLATE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

Piers Morgan couldn’t manage it and neither could hopeful contestant James Boyd on last year’s Britain’s Got Talent television show. This Saturday, 20th March 2010Read More > > >

CHRISTMAS FOOD PRICE BATTLE

With the supermarkets battling each other for their share of our nation’s festive food shopping budgets in the run up to Christmas, the results of a shopping basket survey has today revealed that they are not quite as cheap as...Read More > > >

WORLD SPROUT EATING RECORD ATTEMPT

On Saturday 19th December 2009, Luton Indoor Market will play host to a world record attempt for the most Brussel Sprouts eaten in one minute.Read More > > >

Historic Role of Ale Taster to Return to Cornwall

Cornish Market World, St. Austell, has announced it’s looking for a candidate to resurrect the ancient (and coveted) role of Ale Taster in the town, a position that disappeared in the early nineteenth centuryRead More > > >

Is This Bedfordshire’s Best Job?

Luton’s indoor market has announced it’s looking for a candidate to resurrect the ancient (and coveted) role of Ale Taster in the town, a position that disappeared in the early nineteenth century.Read More > > >

Hemel’s Market Gets Friday Opening

Town and Country Markets, the company responsible for Hemel Hempstead’s popular outdoor market, has today announced that, from early December 2009, it will be adding a further trading dayRead More > > >

’s Future is ‘in food and drink’

Following a £95,000 grant award by the Townscape Heritage Initiative, organised by and Wrekin Borough Council, Market Company’s works to restore the façades of shops in Market Street have been completed and...Read More > > >

MARKET LEADER IN CONSULTANCY BID

Town and Country Markets, a subsidiary of Market Company Plc, the UK’s biggest private operator of traditional indoor and outdoor sites, has announced that, in addition to its existing market operations consultancy,...Read More > > >

ESTHER RANTZEN TO OPEN OFFICE IN LUTON INDOOR MARKET

Following the announcement, back in July, that TV journalist and campaigner, Esther Rantzen would be standing for the parliamentary seat of Luton South in the next general election, the prospective candidate is officially opening...Read More > > >

Seven on ale taster job shortlist

Seven people have been shortlisted for the job of an ale taster after the role was resurrected in a Shropshire town. The job, which was phased out in the 1840s, involved visiting inns and stalls during fairs in to...Read More > > >

Luton Indoor market plays host to Esther Rantzen's election campaign launch

Luton Indoor Market has, this afternoon, played host to a press conference held by TV presenter Esther Rantzen, at which she confirmed that she would be standing for Parliament at the next General ElectionRead More > > >

MARKET PLATFORM TO CELEBRATE CORNISH FOOD AND DRINK

The owner of St. Austell’s Cornish Market World is calling on food and drink producers from the county to come along and use their brand new demonstration kitchen area to promote their produce for free.Read More > > >

REDUNDANCY MAN ANGLING FOR NEW CAREER

A Bedfordshire father-of-three has responded to his recent redundancy from a senior managerial role with a large telecoms company, by launching a brand-new career as a market trader in Luton’s popular indoor marketRead More > > >

Market town seeks Ale Taster

With unemployment running high, any job opportunity is worth considering. Even so, the market town of , Shropshire can expect particular interest in the latest civic post it hopes to fill - even though there's no...Read More > > >

Mystery Shopper At Shrewsbury Sunday Market

Shoppers at Shrewsbury’s popular Sunday market need to be on the lookout for a ‘mystery shopper’ this Sunday, as they could well end up being given their money back when making a purchase.Read More > > >

MP to hear that traditional markets offer job opportunities

In a visit to an indoor market in Morley, Leeds, which due to take place on Wednesday 20th May, Theresa May, shadow work and pensions secretary will hear from the market’s owner and traders about the vital role that traditional...Read More > > >

Market Helps the Heroes

During the Easter weekend, traders from Market got together and raised money in support of Help for Heroes, a charity founded to help wounded service personnel coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq.Read More > > >

Hemel Hempstead Market Trader Rent Increase

Town and Country Markets, the company operating Hemel Hempstead market, has refuted recent claims made in the media alleging unfair rent increases for traders at the town’s market.Read More > > >

Record Breaking Event at Brighton Racecourse

Town and Country Markets are celebrating, following their Brighton Racecourse Easter Bank Holiday Monday market smashing all of the company’s previous attendance records.Read More > > >

Popular Glasses Shop Reaches Milestone

A popular glasses business, based in ’s indoor Market, is celebrating, having reached its 21st anniversary. Tania Deans, proprietor of Skwints has occupied the same unit in the Victorian market hall since 1988,...Read More > > >

Market Open Good Friday and Easter Saturday

Market is open Good Friday and Easter Saturday Come down and enjoy the fun at market - kids win prizes, traders fancy dress competition and much more....Read More > > >

Consumer Confidence Boost

The increasing number of bargain-hungry shoppers that have moved their weekly shopping away from supermarkets in favour of traditional markets are set for a fairer deal,Read More > > >

ALL CHANGE AT POST OFFICE

It’s all change at ’s only remaining town centre post office, with the promotion of Clair Carpenter to head up the team, following the retirement of manager Sue Allden last week.Read More > > >

Shoppers Are Off To Market

Faced with spiralling bills, shoppers are deserting superstores and seeking-out better deals in traditional town centre markets and charity shops. Read More > > >

Marketing Manager for Market Leader

Town and Country Markets has appointed Phillip Carey as its new marketing manager to assist in delivering the company’s ambitious plans for growth across its UK sites.Read More > > >

Brighton Racecourse Market Confusion

Town and Country Markets, the organiser of the popular Brighton Racecourse market held every Bank Holiday Monday would like to reassure customers and traders that the poorly attended ‘Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair’ held at the...Read More > > >

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