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Town’s Market Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

1/20/2012 9:40 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Luton, Bedfordshire, UK – On the 27th January 2012, Luton’s popular indoor market will celebrate the 40th anniversary since it opened as the first phase of the development of the then-named Arndale Centre back in 1972. The market plans to mark the occasion with a day of festivities, culminating in the cutting of a ceremonial cake at 2.30pm by Luton’s Mayor, Cllr Don Worlding and Zena Skinner the Luton-born former...

Flooding Brings Major New Family Attraction to St. Austell

4/14/2011 6:57 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – One of Cornwall’s leading children’s play facilities that was closed by last year’s flooding, has announced that it plans to create a major new family attraction at its St. Austell site.
The play facility known as Kidzworld and the adjoining Charlie’s Adventureland, were both submerged by the floodwater that swept through the area during November 2010. With the play equipment and...
Old Spitalfields Market, London - Exterior
 

Historic London Market Wins National Award

1/27/2011 9:10 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Spitalfields, London, UK – Thursday 27th January, 2011 – One of London’s most popular and historic shopping destinations, Old Spitalfields Market (OSM), has today been acknowledged as ‘Best Private Market’ in a national awards ceremony.

Well known for its fashion, food and antiques; the market is a bustling home to around 200 independent traders, selling an eclectic mix of goods during the six market days held...

Historic London Market Hosts Free Winter Fashion Show

12/8/2010 10:12 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Spitalfields, London – At 1pm on the 10th December 2010, Old Spitalfields Market, near Liverpool Street Station, will be showcasing the best in winter fashion on a specially-constructed 30ft long catwalk which will act as the focal point for the afternoon’s event.

The show, which is free to attend, will be themed around a Winter in Moscow and Festive Frolics – set in the splendour of the Victorian indoor market...

Indoor Market Reopens 10 Days after Floods

11/24/2010 11:45 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 24th November 2010 – Following the devastating floods that hit Cornwall last week, St. Austell’s popular indoor market hall, Cornish Market World, will reopen to the public this weekend (Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November) – a mere ten days on.

The market’s owner and all of the 86 independent traders have worked around the clock to clear up after the flood water washed through the...

Flooding Hits the South West’s Largest Indoor Market

11/17/2010 12:32 PM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 17th November 2010 - St. Austell’s popular indoor market hall, Cornish Market World, has been another victim of the flash-floods that have hit Cornwall. The site, located at Par’s Stadium Retail Park, is home to around 86 traders, plus Kidzworld - the children’s soft-play attraction and The Kids Academy – an Ofsted-approved nursery and childcare facility.

Malcolm Ball, chief executive of...

X Factor Star Lights up Christmas at Old Spitalfields Market

11/10/2010 8:30 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Spitalfields, London, UK – 10th November 2010 – Old Spitalfields Market (OSM), near Liverpool Street Station, has today marked the launch of the Christmas shopping season, with the official switch-on of its festive Christmas lights by X Factor star and No.1 recording artist, Olly Murs. The singer was also accompanied by X Factor contestant, John Adeleye, and Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Faryl Smith, to launch...

X Factor Star to Switch on Old Spitalfields Market Christmas Lights

11/8/2010 6:52 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Spitalfields, London, UK – On Wednesday, 10th November, 2010 – Last year’s X Factor runner up and No.1 artist, Olly Murs, will be in Old Spitalfields Market to officially switch on the historic market’s Christmas lights and launch Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing.

Murs will be performing alongside this year’s X Factor contestant John Adeleye and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith, in a free concert that...

£75K Business Competition Deadline Extended

9/8/2010 4:10 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Luton, Bedfordshire, UK – September 2010 – Following last month’s launch of a £75,000, Dragon’s Den-style competition, by the operator of Luton’s indoor market, the organisers have announced that the deadline for registration has been extended by a further two weeks.

This has been done to allow budding entrepreneurs that may have missed the competition’s launch due to the summer holidays, have a chance to register...
Old Spitalfields Market, London
 

Lamb Street Market launched at Spitalfields

9/7/2010 8:23 AM EST  -   Parker Ward Ltd
Spitalfields, London, UK – To mark the much-anticipated arrival of Origin: The London Craft Fair, that is being hosted at Old Spitalfields Market later this month, the market’s operators have announced that there will be a new, street market running for three consecutive weeks in Lamb Street.

This special market is being jointly hosted by Wellington Market Company, Hammerson and Ballymore, the companies responsible...