Market hall receives windfall

A 19th-century market hall in Stoke-on-Trent is among 74 heritage sites in England due to receive a share of £41m for repairs and renovations.

The Grade II listed Burslem indoor market, on Queen Street, was built in 1879, but it shut in 2003 after masonry dropped from the ceiling and it became unsafe, the council said.

The market is set to receive £1m as part of the funding allocation