IT really is the end of an era when the market stalls pull the shutters down for the last time today.

But it is the beginning of a new period for the Market Place which will undergo a facelift and revamp with a whole host of new stores.

It is good news that most of the stalls seem to have found homes, temporary or otherwise, within Bolton.

Hopefully their customers will remain loyal to their business which many have spent years building up.