Birkenhead Market traders prepare to leave Grange Precinct

Plans to demolish the old market building move forward as traders look to relocate. Council says the process is routine and aims to improve footfall.

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00:01Birkenhead Market is preparing for a major change as traders get ready to move from the Grange

00:06precinct where stalls have stood since the 1970s. Wirral Council has applied for planning permission

00:13to demolish the current building, a step described as routine while plans progress to relocate

00:20traders into a former T.G. Hughes in the Pyramids shopping centre or other vacant units. Traders

00:26say footfall has fallen in the existing building and while some welcome the move, they stress

00:30the need for sufficient trading space. Council leaders say progress is positive and transparent.

00:37Traders hope the relocation will provide a fresh start and improve the market's vibrancy

00:42for locals.