Popular market in village near Dudley to reopen a year after it closed
A popular indoor Black Country market is to reopen - a year after it closed to local disappointment.
Concord Market in Sedgley closed in January last year after nearly 50 years serving the village.
Traders blamed rising rent and a number of long-serving stallholders retiring due to the coronavirus lockdown.
But the market will now reopen under the same name after being sold at auction last month.
The new owner is inviting applications from potential stallholders, promising a 'revitalised' market.
The company said priority would be given to local independent businesses and groups, and support would be offered for new businesses in the form of help with their set up, marketing and general advice.
The market, in Dudley Street, had been in the village since 1976
Its closure in January last year was met with sadness and dismay.
Linda Welding, said: "It's a shame, we lived here for 32 years and it was there when we moved here, it was a very busy market when we moved here, sad loss to Sedgley."
Margaret Quinn, added: "So sad to hear this news. At one time you could get virtually everything in the market. Over the years it has changed and got smaller but the lovely stallholders who have been there and are still there always made you feel welcome and that your custom was appreciated. I wish all the stallholders the very best for the future."
A reopening date has not yet been announced.
