Andrew why don't you tell us.......and I do believe that the Observer picked three traders out of each camp...it would have looked a bit suspicious if they had pickeed all those for the option and none of those against.
I worked on the Market in 1963(in the Slingers cooked meat shop) and Wednesday we opened until 1pm...we hardly ever took enough money to justify us being there(two of us)....and I recall Wednesday being the Vim and Brillo day...shelves were emptied and cleaned...because anyone who had any money to spend would go over to Blackburn and visit the market there.
Stall holders know their own trade, and should be allowed to open if they want to...but should not be forced to open, thereby creating a financial loss for them.
I can see this being the death of what was once a vibrant Market Hall......you only have to listen to the comments of the people when you go into the Market Hall.....it has become a sterile place, a place that is lacking in the atmosphere, the hustle and bustle isn't there...and it won't ever compete with Tesco.
All that money wasted!
