The head of a national group representing traders has labelled Nottingham City Council "arrogant" after the authority suggested it would not meet to discuss the Victoria Market's future. Amid continued uncertainty about whether Nottingham City Council will close the Victoria Market, it has told the National Market Traders Federation (NMTF) there is "little to be gained" from providing a "running commentary" on the site.
Uncertainty over the venue first started in January 2022 and Nottingham City Council has since been in talks about compensation offers with the 30 remaining traders in the event of the market's closure. Despite traders saying they were originally given a February 24 date by which the council was due to surrender its lease, this deadline has now passed without any further clarity being given.
Some of the remaining traders say the market is being "strangled" by the uncertainty the council's delay is causing. Joe Harrison, the chief executive of the National Market Traders Federation for the last 17 years, wrote to the council on March 10 requesting a meeting.
