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BBC News
22-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
First look inside Derby's revamped £35m market hall
A popular indoor market in Derby is set to reopen this weekend following a £35m Market Hall will feature new street food dining areas and bars, a market and shops for artisan Grade II listed building in Tenant Street has been closed for three years while work has taken place and it will open to the public on Saturday. Derby City Council leader Nadine Peatfield said: "Its finally here and I'm beyond thrilled and so thankful for everyone pulling it all together before Saturday." The council said award-winning winery, distillery, and bar operator Darley Abbey Wines will open two Spirit Run will be the first distillery bar in Derby city centre, producing small-batch of the food vendors include a Venezuelan and Caribbean outlet, a specialist dessert trader, a stall offering Indian tandoori cuisine and a business serving both African and French dishes. Peatfield said visitors will be able to "appreciate the grandeur" of the market hall when they walk into the building."It's beautifully designed and we took a lot of care (with) that," she said."We wanted to keep the Victorian heritage with a modern twist - it's unmistakeably Derby."Peatfield added the revamp will provide an estimated boost of £3.5m to the city economy by attracting more people into the market back open from Saturday, work to transform Osnabruck Square outside will continue until "later this summer"."The market hall will once again be Derby's beating heart where people choose to come together to shop, eat, and enjoy the buzz of the city," Peatfield said."I am certain that it will be a huge success."
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Timescale set for revamp of Osnabruck Square into 'lively hub'
A new-look square will be unveiled this summer following the reopening of Derby Market majority of Osnabruck Square has been taken over by hoardings while a £35.1m refurbishment of the Grade II listed market hall has taken the market back open from Saturday 24 May, work to transform the square outside will continue until "later this summer", said Derby City transformation will include the relocation of the carved Osnabruck Milestone obelisk. It will be placed alongside new benches being installed around a "flexible" events area, while raised beds, trees and shrubs will be installed to create "a vibrant green space", said the council. The square will also be the site of a new main entrance into Derby Market planning documents, the council said the space was last refurbished in 1985 and looked "tired and neglected".Council leader Nadine Peatfield said the changes would "breathe new life" into the said: "The square will not only look beautiful but will also improve accessibility and help draw more people into the heart of our city."This is the culmination of a great deal of hard work and planning, and I look forward to seeing the area become a vibrant destination for shopping, eating, and entertainment."The site, owned by the council, lies within the City Centre Conservation Area and is named after its twin city of Osnabruck in carved stone obelisk has inscriptions linked to Osnabruck, and was a gift from the German city in recognition of the 1976 twinning treaty signed with Derby.
