A family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners.
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Operators are being sought to run both Radcliffe market and the soon to be built flexi-hall in Bury town centre. Bury council has published a glossy ‘invitation to express interest’ brochure hailing an ‘outstanding opportunity’ to run the two venues with the authority ‘sharing the profitability of the sites’.
Radcliffe Market is due to be improved in the coming months as part of of a £20m regeneration project centred around a new town centre hub. The hub will be built next to the market and contain a library, swimming pool along with leisure and community space.
The market is currently run by Radcliffe Community Benefit Society, a not for profit group. In a statement, they said that the proposal had led to a ‘concerning time our traders, staff team and visitors’.
They added that they wished to continue running the market and had expressed their interest in doing so to the council. The expression of interest brochure states that the improved market would be ‘handed over’ in autumn 2025, with the flexi-hall following in spring 2026.
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The brochure, said: “We would like our strategic partner on board during spring 2024 to help influence the final designs and to give sufficient time to launch in a well-prepared manner. The council is seeking an exceptional operator and will be looking to award leases and management agreements for the two sites.
“Lease lengths of 10 years plus would seem appropriate and the council would seek to share in the profitability of the sites. Ideally one operator would eventually tender for both
A family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners.
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