BRADFORD residents have just a few days left to help name the city's new market.

Work started on the Darley Street development, which will replace a swathe of empty shops on the once busy shopping street, last week, and the centre will open in 2022.

Bradford Council has asked asking the public, city centre businesses, and shoppers to help decide its official name. The two names in contention so far are Darley Street Market and Bradford Market.

The consultation on the market name will end on Friday.

The £21 million market will have three trading floors, designed to bring a range of daily fresh food produce, snacks and meals from around the world.

There will also be a "City Square" outside the market building.

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Those wanting to contribute can have their say by completing an online survey, which highlights the market’s visions and explains more about the two names currently in contention. Both ‘Darley Street Market’ and ‘Bradford Market’ are in the running as the name for the new shopping attraction.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “We know people in Bradford put a lot of pride into the name and history of their markets, for instance many people still refer to the Oastler Market as John Street Market after all these years.

“We want to make sure that whatever the new market is called people feel like it’s their market and that it reflects the heritage of our great city.

“It’s important for it to be something everyone can be proud of so we’re really looking forward to asking people what they think about the names we’re considering.

“We hope people take the time to complete the survey and help us to build a market Bradford can be proud of.”

To complete the survey head to: https://surveys.bradford.gov.uk/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=157167577134