New market and food hall opening brought forward

The opening date for Bradford's Darley Street Market has been brought forward to 10 July.

The market was due to open on Saturday, with two days of events scheduled, but the first day of trading will now be Thursday.

Darley Street Market replaces Kirkgate Market and Oastler Market, which closed on 28 June.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council's executive member for regeneration, planning and transport said: "The weekend is going to be so busy, it was important to give traders the time with a soft launch of two days during the week."

Darley Street Market will officially be open for business from 10 July at 10:30 BST.

From 11 July the opening hours for the Fresh Food Hall and Lifestyle Hall will be from 09:00 BST to 17:30 BST Monday to Saturday

Darley Street Kitchen will be open from 11:00 BST; closing at 21:00 BST from Monday to Thursday; 22:00 BST on Friday and Saturday; and 20:00 BST on Sunday.

A food court is on the top floor with stalls offering diverse cuisines including Mexican, Greek, Italian and Thai.

West Yorkshire brewery Northern Monk is also represented at the market, selling beer in the city it came from.

The middle floor will include butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers, while the ground floor will sell clothes, haberdashery and jewellery.

Businesses from the traditional markets will move over to Darley Street, including Taplin's Butchers, Priestley Fish and Solly's fruit and veg.

Both Kirkgate Market and the Oastler Centre in Bradford closed permanently on 28 June after decades of trading.

The two sites are earmarked for demolition as part of a wider regeneration project, which will include the construction of new homes.

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