A trader at the under-threat Victoria Centre Market has labelled its possible closure an "embarrassment" after more than 1,500 people signed up to save it. Stallholders launched a petition on Monday, May 16 in a bid to persuade Nottingham City Council to keep the market open, which has now been signed by more than 1,500 people.
Nottinghamshire Live reported the uncertain future of the market back in January, after the council said it needed to save estimated running costs amounting to £39m over the remaining 50 years of the current agreement. Stephen Taylor, who runs Aladdin's Cave and whose family have operated the business for decades, helped launch the petition. He said the support for the petition had been "huge".
"It is a really confusing progress for everyone in the market. But the support given by everyone to the petition has been huge, and we're building up support to keep it open," Mr Taylor said.
