Leeds Kirkgate Market is set to look like “a prison” according to traders, 'angry' about a container-style ‘food village’ coming to the market which they fear will attract drunken yobs.
Leeds City Council will overhaul a sizeable chunk of the outdoor market space installing shipping containers to house the food and drinks venues. Traders have blasted the plans, who’ve claimed they weren’t consulted and had one meeting which was purely a “box-ticking exercise”
The development will reduce the number of outdoor stalls drastically, cutting down the 185 stalls which are currently only being filled by “85” vendors on a typical day , according to the council.
