GLASGOW’S Christmas markets will be back in November and December this year.

That’s after city bosses rubber-stamped a deal to allow Market Place Europe to host the event.

The company lost out on the contract to hold the markets last year.

But they’ll now be allowed to bring 150 chalet-style stalls and activities to George Square and St Enoch Square for the next three years, with an option to extend for a further year.

Allan Hartwell, Managing Director of Market Place Europe said: “Market Place are delighted to have been successful in their bid to operate the Glasgow Christmas Market for the next three years.

“We are thrilled to be returning to Scotland and to be able to offer our quality festive markets to visitors and citizens of the city of Glasgow.

“Having operated various specialist markets in the city since 2011, we are looking forward to bringing the traditional Christmas Markets with lots of new features and high-quality products back to Enoch Square and George’s Square.”

A report by Glasgow City Council’s director of governance, Carole Forrest, has estimated that the markets will be worth £617,000 in if they are held for four years.

This year there will be a range of food, drinks, crafts and gifts stalls from 32 countries.

Market Place, who hosted the event between 2011 and 2016 hope to bring in more than a million visitors to the city between November 11 and early January.

And they’ll be required to have at least 30 per cent of their stall holders to come from Scotland.

Despite that, Green councillor Jon Molyneux said: “I’m curious as to why we’ve gone with a generic product that happens in lots of places. There isn’t really the benefit that a pound spent in the markets will come back to the Glasgow economy.”

And despite some concerns, Frank Docherty added: “We always put things on in George Square and it looks good but it worries me that we price people out of the market. We can only monitor that.

“Last year it wasn’t great but this looks like it’s a good choice of supplier.”