TRADERS from across Europe brought a continental feel to a Teesside town's market.

Stalls selling crepes, olives, bread, sweets and leather goods plied their trade alongside Stockton's traditional High Street market yesterday.

The traders are in Stockton for five days, and will be part of the town's first official Sunday opening of shops at the weekend.

They also brought Continental weather with them, as shoppers browsed among the more exotic wares on display in the warm sunshine.

Dorothy Martin, from Stockton, was particularly keen on the olive stall, snapping up several varieties.

She said: "I'm a vegetarian, so this is my favourite stall.

"I've been to the French market in Northallerton before, and I've been hoping something like this would come to Stockton."

Christophe Sellier, from Brittany, said his crepe stall had done good business.

He said: "The people have been really friendly - I think everyone is in a good mood because of the football.

"This is my first time in Stockton, and I will definitely be coming back."

One of the more unusual stalls was manned by Slavek Duc, from Krakow, in Poland.

He said his Polish breads had caused curiosity among the Stockton public.

Mr Duc said: "Most people expect it to be French, but everything I sell is Polish."

The market is open from 9am to 5.30pm every day until Saturday, and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday.