STALLS with a continental flavour are bringing cheer to Shildon today and tomorrow.

Traders have travelled from the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain and Italy for the town's latest European market.

Organiser Sedgefield Borough Council expects 30,000 visitors during the market, which opened for business yesterday.

Glyn Hall, director of housing and environmental health, said: "Every year they have been here the traders regularly speak of the friendliness, warmth and hospitality that is shown to them."