Doubt over the future of Keighley’s street markets
Bradford Council has been accused of “not being interested in Keighley” after it was revealed funding could be axed for the town’s popular street markets.
Europe’s largest market could see its size cut by a quarter as council unveils plans to invest in run-down facilities.
Investment proposals for Kirkgate Market in Leeds are to be scrutinised by the city council’s executive board this week
Council chiefs will be asked to agree to start work on developing plans for major investment in Kirkgate Market at a meeting next week
Next Friday (10 Feb 2012) our recommendations of what the future of Kirkgate Market should be like will be presented to the Executive Board.
Traders at Europe’s largest covered market have expressed concerns over development proposals drawn up for Leeds City Council.
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.
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.
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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