Truro Farmers Market has announced extra dates in the run-up to Christmas in a bid to encourage people to shop with local farmers, small food producers and craftspeople during the festive season.

Extra dates in Truro include Wednesday evenings for late night shopping, Sundays, and a daily market in the week before Christmas; a large market will take place in Falmouth on December 13 – visit trurofarmers.co.uk/events/ for details.

The traders are hoping for a busy Christmas now that the Primark development is complete as construction work on Lemon Quay had restricted trading space in Truro over the last year.

Market chairman, Kim Courtauld, said: “The market has so much to offer Christmas shoppers, including a great atmosphere and the chance to meet some of the top food and drink producers in Cornwall. We are looking forward to a busy few weeks in both Truro and Falmouth."