Tag: Friends of Leeds Kirkgate Market

Lobby the Council for Market traders to be involved in management

Lobby the Council for Market traders to be involved in management

| April 28, 2013

We are asking everybody to gather at the Civic Hall for a public demonstration of support to the Market and to then attend the Council meeting.

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Flood misery at Leeds Kirkgate Market

Flood misery at Leeds Kirkgate Market

| April 24, 2012

Traders at a flooded fishmongers in Leeds have been left reeling after waiting two weeks for a broken roof to be repaired.

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Meeting calls for public trust to run Kirkgate Market

Meeting calls for public trust to run Kirkgate Market

| April 18, 2012

Supporters say: Hands off people’s market as council considers £30 million partnership with private developers

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Leeds council’s plans to downsize Kirkgate Market receive frosty reception

Leeds council’s plans to downsize Kirkgate Market receive frosty reception

| February 14, 2012

Europe’s largest market could see its size cut by a quarter as council unveils plans to invest in run-down facilities.

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What we think should happen

What we think should happen

| February 2, 2012

Next Friday (10 Feb 2012) our recommendations of what the future of Kirkgate Market should be like will be presented to the Executive Board.

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Stall holders react to Leeds Kirkgate market plan

Stall holders react to Leeds Kirkgate market plan

| January 31, 2012

Traders at Europe’s largest covered market have expressed concerns over development proposals drawn up for Leeds City Council.

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Report on future of Leeds Kirkgate market sparks fears

Report on future of Leeds Kirkgate market sparks fears

| January 18, 2012

A consultant’s report drawn up to help shape the future of Leeds’s historic Kirkgate Market has come under fire just days after its publication.

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Councillors Criticise Plans to Privatise Market

Councillors Criticise Plans to Privatise Market

| January 17, 2012

At a Council meeting today councillors accused consultants of going beyond their remit in their £12,000 report which sets out proposals to privatise Kirkgate Market.

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No to Privatisation Plans for Our Kirkgate Market

No to Privatisation Plans for Our Kirkgate Market

| January 14, 2012

In a move very similar to the Corn Exchange fiasco the council would lease out the market for more than 99 years to a limited liability partnership

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