South Bermondsey Lib Dem welcomes £1million investment in Southwark markets

1.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 12th Oct 2009

South Bermondsey Lib Dem councillor Paul Kyriacou this week welcomed a £1million investment into Southwark's markets to help increase sales and boost visitor numbers.

The combination of council funds boosted by private finance will mean large scale road surface, pavement and lighting improvements, along with new barrows for traders.

Commenting, Cllr Kyriacou said:

"Our markets not only represent Southwark's rich heritage, but can also represent a prosperous future.

"Investment is clearly needed in markets such as The Blue and East Street which is why we have embarked on these major improvements. We're focussing not only on the markets themselves, but on the areas around them to entice more visitors to the markets as well as improving the streets for local residents."

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