Confusion reigns amongst traders over when, or if, Nottingham's Victoria Market will be closing. Stallholders said they had been given details of compensation packages and dates for vacant possession had been agreed.
They have been selling fixtures and fittings, letting staff go and not ordering stock under the impression that they would be forced to shut down. Some had agreed to leave their pitches by February 24, while others were given various dates in March.
But now Nottingham City Council, which leases the market in Victoria Centre, said negotiations are largely completed and it is considering whether the financial impact of closing the market is the best use of taxpayers' money.
