Mayor loves Rotherham Markets

The Mayor and Mayoress of Rotherham, Cllr John Foden and Mrs Kath Foden, toured the town’s markets for the Love Your Local Markets campaign.

Markets manager Robin Lambert introduced them to a variety of traders — including Craig Harper of Patterson’s butchers, Deborah Pearson of Diva Jewellery, Alyson Longden of B&A Longden and Sarah Barletta of Everything 4 Petz — and explained about the recent progress and future plans for the markets.

He said: “It was great to have the opportunity to show the New Mayor how the markets are flourishing and for him to be able to meet a selection of both our established traders and those new to the markets.”

These plans include the expansion of the Tuesday street market with the opening of a new fresh produce section on Upper Millgate, outside the visitor centre, and the opening of the Thursday Bazaar in the outdoor covered market on June 27.