STENNETT'S MARKET IN BRIGG - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SHOWN

North Lincolnshire Council's commitment to find a new operator for Stennett's Market in Brigg has been stressed by Coun Rob Waltham.
The Leader of the North Lincolnshire authority which owns the auction site near the railway station made this clear during the June meeting of Brigg Town Council, on which he also serves.
He also revealed that a number of expressions of interest have been shown.
Stennett's ceased to operate several Thursdays ago, prompting concerns within the town about its future.
Coun Ann Eardley raised the topic with colleagues, pointing out that people came from miles around for the Thursday auctions which smallholders relied upon for stock and supplies.
Coun Waltham said Stennett's had gone out to tender, as the previous operator was no longer running it. Little prior notice had been given to the council.
The North Lincolnshire authority Leader said he had received four expressions of interest by email and he understood there were others.
"We are trying to find somebody new," he stressed.
This market's links with Brigg -  using various sites in the town - stretch back more than 100 years.