A £175,000 contract awarded to a company less than a year old to develop plans for a new Birkenhead Market in an old Argos on Princes Pavements has come under heavy criticism. The local authority is continuing to move ahead with the plans despite it being unpopular with traders. Market North West Ltd, a company formed in November 2023, was awarded in August a consultancy contract of more than £175,000 over 21 months to support the development of a new Birkenhead Market in the Argos.
” Mr Featherstone’s father, Alan Featherstone, has applied for a market rights licence to allow him to operate a market from the vacant Marks and Spencer unit in the Pyramids Shopping Centre . The application was made back in April but no date has been set nor an explanation put forward for the delay by the local authority. The location of Marks and Spencer is incredibly popular with traders and has been for a long time.