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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market to close as Dagenham move abandoned

(Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (Smithfield Market's Christmas meat auction in 2023)

London’s historic Smithfield meat market appears set to shut after almost 900 years of trading, following a vote on Tuesday afternoon.

The City of London Corporation said its council voted to stop operating both Smithfield and Billingsgate fish market.

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