A new outdoor market space is set to be developed in Oldham's George Square, with the council committing £2m to the project.

Market traders have said the wider regeneration of their town is having a positive impact on their businesses. Stallholders at Stockport Market said it was busier than ever over the last 18 months.

The market has existed on the site for around 240 years. Open markets were first recorded in 1788 on a plot of land owned by ...