BULLYING and intimidation will not be tolerated on any of Barnsley's district markets - that is the message being sent out by the council.
The warning comes in response to a review carried out suggesting new traders were made to feel 'unwelcome' and were 'invading other traders' territory'.
Coun Roy Miller said: "This has been reported to the team and we are taking measures to reassure new traders that we will not allow bullying or intimidation on any of our markets."
He said a sense of 'low satisfaction among traders was down to low footfall and the council is going to support traders by advertising and promoting the markets and 'encouraging people to shop local'.
** The full story is in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper, dated July 24 **
