General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

The 2020 Market
Construction of the new permanent market, as part of the larger Time Square redevelopment that included new council offices and 13 screen cinema, commenced soon after demolition of the old market.

The new state-of-the-art market opened on the 6th July 2020, during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, and consists of around 60 business units on the ground floor and mezzanine levels.

The Cookhouse is a a new 14 outlet food court, able to serve 400 customers and stay open into the early evening to form part of a new space that offers dining and entertainment.

Keeping the old façade that fronts onto Bridge Street, the market maintains part of the towns history and ties it back into the main shopping street, hopefully being part of the regeneration for that area.

The market hall is split between the main hall on the ground floor and the mezzanine level that runs around the top. On the ground floor we have traditional market businesses such as butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers and clothing stalls, while the upper floor offers more personal services such as as nails treatments, hairdressers and a tattoo and piercing studio.

Hmmmmm........sounds just like what Wigan council are doing