Traders say they are still in the dark over their future at the market in the Victoria Centre almost two months after Nottingham City Council said it was minded to end the lease. The once bustling Victoria Market was home to more than 200 stalls, having stood for five decades, however today it is but a shadow of its former self with little hope of a future.
Towards the end of last year traders began hearing rumours the Labour-run city council had been planning to end the lease for the market in a bid to save money. In January of 2022 their fears became reality, as first revealed by Nottinghamshire Live, and a consultation took place to decide its future.
The Victoria Market had opened in the shopping centre upon its completion in 1971 and it soon became intertwined within the very fabric of the city. The six-week consultation therefore found the majority of people supported the council continuing to run, subsidise and invest in the unique space filled with quirky independents.
