City centre transformation to continue as market move starts

Work will begin today on Wolverhampton’s new £4.9m city centre market as the transformation of the city centre continues.

City of Wolverhampton Council announced in January the relocation of the market from Market Square.

The Market Square location is to be absorbed into the new £55m leisure-led Westside development by developer Urban&Civic.

The move is expected to provide increased footfall for traders from people using the Wulfrun Centre and transport Interchange, as well as it now being situated in a student catchment area.

The new Southside site will have 20 cabins and 48 stalls. It will offer the flexibility to trade from bigger cabins, event space, a secure site with measures in place to combat hostile vehicles.

Cllr Steve Evans, Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member for city environment, said: “The new market, partly funded by the sale of Market Square as part of the Westside scheme, has loads of potential – and we want this to be the people’s market, where events are also encouraged.

“It will prove an asset to the city centre.”

As well as the existing traders securing stalls, a number are set to be snapped up by new traders, including a bakery, and discussions are also underway with several street food vendors.

The council is looking to “differentiate it from a traditional market offer” and hopes the addition of new traders will provide a more varied offer.

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