Would-be investors have been invited to hear how 5000 more people coming to live in the town centre will create opportunities for new restaurants, bars and cafes. They have been invited to hear about this at a hospitality event at the Market Food Hall on Ashburner Street, which officially opened in June this year. The guests will be able to look at properties suitable for food and drink businesses and hear about how the new housing projects will help bring more potential customers to the town.
Bolton Council deputy leader Cllr Akhtar Zaman said: “Whether it is the success of our new food hall, or the hundreds of thousands of visitors to last month’s Food and Drink Festival, we know there is a real appetite in Bolton for new and exciting hospitality businesses. “With our regeneration plans set to create 5,000 new town centre residents, there is a ready-made customer base for new restaurants and bars, and that is before we factor in the ongoing work to boost footfall and attract visitors from outside of Bolton. The food hall opened earlier this year (Image: Paul Heyes) “This will be a can’t-miss event whether you are an established hospitality entrepreneur or thinking of taking on your first property.
” Council officers from the regeneration team will be at the event to explain how the projects aimed at getting more people to live in the town centre will boost businesses. These include the scheme to build more than 200 homes at the old Moor Lane bus station as well a.