A trader at Nottingham's Victoria Market says continued uncertainty about its future is "horrific" after the issue was raised in Parliament. Nottinghamshire Live first reported on uncertainty about the historic venue in January 2022, when it was revealed that Nottingham City Council was in "ongoing discussions" with its asset managers.
A consultation was then held between April and June last year and since then, Nottingham City Council has 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 the lease, this deadline has now passed without any further clarity being given.
The situation has now been raised in Parliament by Gedling's Conservative MP Tom Randall, who asked whether time could be made in the House of Commons to debate the issue. He said: "In February last year, my constituent Rajesh Dhingra contacted me about the effect that the uncertainty is having on his business and on other traders.
