New look for street food market ahead of opening

Organisers of a popular Derby street food market, forced to relocate to make way for a housing development, have said they are excited to reopen in their new location.

New images show Bustler Market's city centre venue in St James' Yard, between Sadler Gate and St James's Street, ahead of its opening on Friday.

The market's new "hub of independent street food, micro-restaurants, lifestyle and retail units" in a two-storey development - made out of more than 20 repurposed shipping containers - has now been completed.

Speaking to the BBC, events manager Andy Darke said: "There's just a big excitement towards the weekend."

Darke said he now saw the market as "an independent food and drink retail hub".

"It's been a big challenge the past few weeks but the site has been transformed, everyone has worked so hard," he said.

"We had a friends and family night [on Wednesday] and it was amazing to see everyone here."

Going forward, the space will be open from Wednesday to Saturday.

Bustler Market began at Derby Bus Station in 2017 and moved to The Chocolate Factory three years later.

But last year, Derby City Council planners said they were working on planning for the fifth phase of the £100m Castleward residential redevelopment scheme, including the Bustler Market site.

Castleward is an "urban village" redevelopment of largely industrial land, between Derby Midland Railway Station and the city centre, which has been ongoing in phases since it was approved in 2012.

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