Rochdale market back under council control

Rochdale Market

Rochdale market is back under the control of Rochdale Council following the sale of the Exchange Shopping Centre to LaSalle Investment Management.

The right to run the town’s market is known as the market charter. This allows the council to run the market itself. The new agreement sees the council taking back control of the market to protect its immediate future. The long term aim is to work with traders and the community to develop it further.

Councillor Peter Williams, Cabinet Member for Economic Development at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Closing Rochdale market was never an option for us. Rochdale is a market town and we want to give our town the market it deserves.

“We will be looking at a number of options in the coming months in full consultation with the market traders and members of the public. We have two other successful markets in Heywood and Middleton. There is no reason Rochdale market cannot be the same, this is a great opportunity for us to create a vibrant market in the heart of our town centre which will support the wider regeneration opportunities brought by the town centre east development, the Metrolink and the new transport interchange.”

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