Celebrating the launch of the scheme at Hinckley are (left) Mr. Byron Rhodes, County Councillor and Designated Lead Member of Regulatory Services and (right) Gary Shepherd, Hinckley Street Market Manager.

Markets in Hinckley, Melton Mowbray and Loughborough have all joined the Real Deal scheme, which is being promoted as part of Leicestershire County Council’s ‘Fake Free Zone’ campaign.

It is an excellent example of the flexibility of the Real Deal scheme and how it can be incorporated into other council-run fair trading initiatives.

Pictured at Bradford Bazaar are (from left) Hassan Ali, trader Samina Khan and trading standards officer Dave Lodge

Bradford Bazaar has become the first privately run market in West Yorkshire to join the Real Deal scheme. Select4 Ltd, the company which runs the market on Cemetry Road, Bradford, signed the Real Deal charter with West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service following the lead established by Bradford Council, which signed the charter for all the Council-run markets last year. Continue reading →