Plan to make town’s market world class

drawing in coach parties of visitors from miles around, and say it remains an important aspect of the retail offer in the town.

However like many other markets across the country it is not as popular as it once was. In order to ensure that it can thrive long into the future the council needs to develop a research-based plan, and this is where the consultants come in.

Consultants will be asked to look at the physical aspects of the market and how it is used as well as gathering feedback and intelligence from traders, businesses, local residents and community groups.

They will also look at what funding opportunities are available to the council in the future to turn ideas generated into a reality.

The regeneration of the market follows on from the council’s investment in Pioneer House and the agreement with Kirklees College to move its campus to the Dewsbury Learning Quarter. This will bring thousands of students and potential shoppers into town to study at Pioneer House and a new facility the Springfield Centre - across the ring road at the old Safeway site.

This new investment is part of a range of projects that are being planned for Dewsbury and the wider North Kirklees area over the next 10 years as part of the North Kirklees Growth Zone (NKGZ) economic regeneration initiative.