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21 November 2023

New Chester Market wins Best Social Space Award

Chester Market has picked up another award, this time at the 21st Northern Design Awards for Commercial Interior Design – Best Social Space. The awards took place in the spectacular setting of Chester Cathedral and were judged by the North’s leading interior designers, architects and industry

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08 November 2023

Chester Market celebrates its first birthday with two million visits

Chester’s new market is marking its first birthday on 11 and 12 November with a weekend of celebrations and fundraising. Visitors will have the opportunity to Spin to Win free Chester Market merchandise and help raise funds for the End Homelessness in Chester charity. Plus, free Market tote bags

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11 October 2023

Chester Market wins prestigious Market Industry Award

Chester Market is officially the best new market in the country according to the National Association of British Market Authorities, NABMA, which has recognised the new market in its annual achievement awards. NABMA have been the national voice of markets for over 100 years and made the award at

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31 July 2023

ChooseDay Film Club Coming Soon

  The highly anticipated opening of the Picturehouse cinema at Chester Northgate has taken a major step towards completion. Contractors have resumed the fit-out of the six-screen cinema and Picturehouse are anticipating opening for business in late autumn. As part of the run-up to the opening,

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26 July 2023

Chester Market introduces ChooseDay offers every Tuesday

Traders in the new Chester Market have come together to offer customers a range of discounts to choose from every Tuesday starting from 1 August. Recognising the challenging cost of living increases, the offers cover both goods, produce and food stalls to give customers a wide choice of options to

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18 July 2023

Chester Market set to welcome Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo will soon be opening a stall at the new Chester Market – subject to contract – this will be the zoo’s first retail outlet outside of its home in Upton. The 510 sq. ft. stall will occupy a prominent position near the main entrance. The new stall will offer a wide range of

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25 May 2023

Love Your Local Market fortnight

The celebrations don’t stop following the one millionth visitor to the new Chester Market as markets across the borough have also been celebrating Love Your Local Market fortnight. Over 24 countries worldwide celebrate The Love Your Local Market fortnight between 12 to 27 May. Cheshire West and

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24 May 2023

Chester Market celebrates its first Million Visits

Since opening at the beginning of November 2022, Chester’s new market has now welcomed over one million visitors in under six months. Already a big hit with residents, visitors from across the UK and internationally are also discovering the delights of the new market where you can shop local and

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16 May 2023

From Chester Market to Venice, market trader films selected for prestigious Biennale exhibition

Films commissioned by Cheshire West and Chester Council and made by artist Patricia MacKinnon-Day to celebrate the opening of the new Chester Market, have been selected for the 2023 Time Space Existence Venice Biennale exhibition. The films titled ‘The Start of All Imaginings’, are a series of

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17 March 2023

Chester Market celebrates the best of Cheshire and welcomes two new traders

As part of the Cheshire Day celebration on 30 March, Chester Market will be holding a Cheshire Weekend from Friday 31 March to 2 April, where goods and food traders will be highlighting their fantastic local suppliers and producers. In addition, two new traders, RKM Wools and Deva Deli, have

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