BURY market stands as a beacon of hope in bucking the local and national trend of declining trading conditions in the market sector.
In fact, this admiring observation about Bury's trading resilience is being made by neighbours and competitors Heywood, who have been casting envious eyes westward whilst struggling to maintain the viability of their own market.
At one stage Heywood Market, which even locals admit is hard to notice, was in serious trouble. Only a long rent-freeze managed to bring traders back, although at a large deficit to the local authority.
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