An historic Liverpool market is at risk of being forgotten and deteriorating “like a mushroom” that’s been “locked in a cupboard”.
Colin Laphan, chair of St Johns Market Traders Association, said improvements to the city’s oldest market have been put on the “backburner” despite an urgent need to turn its fortunes around. Last year Liverpool city council, which owns the market, conducted a consultation which asked the public and traders what they wanted to see at the city’s markets to improve their current offer.
Initial findings were discussed by the council’s culture committee in early February, but the associations claims it has been “four months of silence since”. Mr Laphan added how issues such as no air-conditioning, no working lift or escalators, some of which he claims date as far back as November 2016, have still not been rectified and are negatively impacting footfall and traders.
