Traders

High street in crisis: Traders battle against new challenges

Haribo will sponsor Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Haribo set to sponsor Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Ben Newman The Spudman, who has built an online community of two million people on TikTok selling jacket potatoes at his trailer in Tamworth.

Watch: Tiktok's Spudman gets kicked off his patch by local council

Wayne Miller in his skateboard shop on Zetland Street in Wakefield city centre. Picture Scott Merrylees

One of Wakefield's oldest buildings could be demolished to create a new car park

UK is facing a record high deficit in skilled tradespeople

Coun Michael Graham (pictured centre), Wakefield Council's cabinet member for regeneration, with market traders on Teall Street. The council has announced that more stalls will be made available to new traders.

Call for new traders as council plans to expand relocated city centre market

Calling all Del Boy wannabes, a car believed to have featured in Only Fools and Horses is up for auction.

Only Fools and Horses: Del Boy’s iconic three-wheeler up for auction

Work is currently underway to transform the building into a new events space called Wakefield Exchange.

Application to serve booze from 8am at city’s former market hall

Wakefield Market Hall

City’s former market hall set to be transformed into exhibition centre

Wakefield stall holders have been trading outside the city's Cathedral since 2018.

Wakefield's outdoor market could be moved again to a 'better place'

Pontefract Market Hall

Planning applications to revamp Pontefract and Normanton Markets put forward

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a fifth SEISS grant - here’s everything we k...

Rishi Sunak will outline the terms of the fourth SEISS grant when he delivers the budget (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

This is when the fourth self-employment grant will be paid and who can claim

Applications for the third instalment of the self employed grant are open - here...

Phil Dobson at Castleford Market

Castleford Market Christmas opening hours announced

Butcher Ian Wandless at Castleford Market

Millions to be spent on Wakefield district markets and extra shopping days confi...
A £4.8m improvement programme is ongoing across all markets in Wakefield, Ossett, Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton and South Elmsall.
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Trinity Walk

Huge drop in shoplifting in Wakefield city centre reported

Traders say they've asked for a 50 per cent discount on their rent, introduced for a single month after lockdown, to continue.

Castleford Market traders declare 'no confidence' in council managers after rent...

The district's markets will reopen on Monday.

Wakefield district's indoor markets set to reopen next week

Independent traders at Pontefracts Magistrates Market are preparing to reopen after months of shutdown.

Traders at Pontefract's Magistrates Market prepare to return to business

The city centre was extremely quiet early on Thursday.

Wakefield Market traders living 'one day to the next' as coronavirus hits trade ...

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Cash has been released for the six markets run by Wakefield Council

Cash for Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, South Elmsall and Ossett ...

The open market at Pontefract runs on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Traders at Pontefract Market have their say after plans to help stallholders rev...

Traders say they enjoy their relationship with loyal customers, but need more help.

'We need more promotion and cheaper rent' - South Elmsall market traders

Traders have won a battle to have the stalls back to how they were after the council changed them round.

Celebrations as council bosses scrap unpopular market changes

Trader Umar Farook is one of many traders unhappy with the recent changes.

Traders' anger over changes to Castleford's outdoor market
Angry traders are calling on Wakefield Council to re-think a trial at Castleford's outdoor market which has seen the number of stalls available slashed.
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Crab sandwiches off the menu as shortage of crustaceans bites

Trader Paul Wilson believes rents could rise.

Traders speak out over suggestions that the market could change hands

Wakefield Indoor Market Hall

Six-month delay on market hall cinema plans?

What the current market hall could look like when redeveloped into a cinema and restaurants. View from the bus station towards the city centre.

Have your say on plans for Â£3m market hall

Traders fear for jobs after plan to close market hall

Market is up and running at new home

Heather Copley cooks up her rhubarb recipes

Chefs and traders ready for second day of Wakefield rhubarb festival

£2,000 court bill for trader who had fake cigarettes in shop

People are being warned about the dangerous fireworks.

Warning over dangerous and illegal fireworks