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Two lucky children kicked off the Easter Bank Holiday in style at the Harborough Market Easter Bonnet Competition last Friday. A dazzling array of bonnets were paraded in front of the judges and hosts Harborough FM, with chicks, bunnies, flowers and eggs adorning many of the clever creations.  The winner of the 0-6 category was 5 year old Dylan Angar with his fabulous bonnet. The winner of the 7-12 category was a fabulous effort by 7 year old Jessica Deathridge who designed a fantastic Easter bunny bonnet.  Both winners won a brand new bike from Harborough Market operators, Market Place, with all entrants receiving a colouring book and Easter egg. One of the judges, Jayne Cleaver, of Selvey Jewellers was delighted at the response from families in the town. “It’s really nice to see the effort that the children have made with their bonnets,” she said. “It was great fun judging the competition; all of the entries were brilliant so it was great that everyone won a prize!”  Ha...

Market Place have arrived in Carlisle as part of the Easter Celebrations, bringing a fantastic 5-day International Market to the city center. There is an abundance of tasty global flavours and unique craft for the entire Bank Holiday.  Market Place and traders enjoy visiting Carlisle and other cities throughout the year and even more so when they discover ways in which they can give back to the local community. Market Place Managing Director, Allan Hartwell has brought a cheque for £1,000 to donate to the Cumbria Flood Recovery Appeal on behalf of the Cumbria Community Foundation. Allan was delighted to be able to make such a contribution and was greeted by Carlisle Deputy Ma yor, Cllr Colin Stothard a nd Charity representative, Robin Burgess at the market.  Allan Hartwell said; “Our business values are heavily focused on supporting the communities in which we work and our strong links forged over the last 10 years with the Carlisle community mean we want to do ...

To celebrate the National Spanish Paella Day, we are presenting Bella Paella! The authentic Spanish family business travels all across the UK and Northern Ireland throughout the year, allowing thousands of people to enjoy their traditional family recipe! Business owner Julian Jimenez started trading in February 2004 and uses local products from Spain where his family are from. The ingredients include condiments and chorizo, meat such as pork and chicken, and vegetables. As Julian's family live within mainland Spain, their paella has a greater meat focus despite fish being the traditional ingredient. However, when Julian visits coastal cities, he visits local fisheries and buys fresh fish which is then used that day in his Paella, cooked in front of the customer. The original Paella recipe has been handed down through Julian's family and indeed came from his Grandmother who sadly passed away at the very impressive age of 102! Whilst a few relatives of Julian's have tried to ...

Market Place will be returning to Fargate, Town Hall Square & Peace Gardens this April for another celebration of Culture! From Wednesday 27th April to Bank holiday Monday 2nd May 2016, Sheffield will be playing host to over 45 global traders who have travelled from all over the world to bring an array of tastes and unique crafts from their country of origin. Shoppers will be drawn to the exotic and delicious smells of the flavours and tastes from all corners of the globe as Much More Than Tapas will be bringing the best of Spanish and Mediterranean Tapas, Island Spice Grill will be offering Jamaican style jerk chicken whilst the Cheese Board will have a range of cheeses from a huge range of countries. Minot Markets will be bringing tasty traditional handmade French crepes, galettes and fresh Brussels waffles. The family company has been operating for 10 years and have many years of experience and knowledge which has been handed down. Originally from Nice in France the family creat...

Market Place will be returning to Gallowtree and Humberstone this April for another celebration of Culture! From Wednesday 20 th - Sunday 24 th April, Leicester will be playing host to over 35 different traders who have come from all over the world, bringing an array of tastes and unique crafts! The City Centre is going to be swamped with a fantastic atmosphere for this five-day event which is sure to offer something for everyone. There will be a fantastic range of Italian, Catalan and Spanish tapas, a Traditional German Schwenkgrill which will be offering a number of Bratwurst and Currywurst sausages. Crepes Temptation will also be in Leicester with a range of authentic French crepes as Meats of the World will have a selection of exotic meats including Ostrich, Crocodile and Wild Boar! There will also be a fantastic range of Bonsai trees, South American Jewellery and Knitwear as well as the ever popular Dutch Flower market which will provide bulbs, plants, flowers and unique garden ...

Harborough Market has gone from strength to strength since re-opening in 2014 and has already won 2 awards including NABMA'S ‘Best Small Indoor Market 2016’ and awarded as Best Independent Retailer at the Niche Magazine Business Awards. We are now delighted to announce the Harborough Market has been shortlisted as a finalist for Retail Business of the year Award at the Leicester Mercury Business Awards 2016. These awards aim to celebrate success, recognise achievement and highlight the innovative people and companies in Leicestershire. The awards will consider who is boosting the economy and making a positive contribution to the local community they work within. There are 13 award categories in all and we are thrilled to have been recognised and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the continuous hard work and support as it is clearly paying off! The awards will take place on 21st April 2016 so please keep your fingers crossed!