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‘Save Smithfield Market’ campaign launched as 13,000 sign petition to halt its closure

Organisers say the site has contributed to the capital’s identity as a global city for 800 years

Evening Standard

London's Historic Markets To Close After Centuries Of Tradition

London's iconic Billingsgate fish market and Smithfield meat market face closure, offering traders financial support and a chance to adapt to changing mark...

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Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition

Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times

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‘End of an era’: Smithfield traders absorb news that London market is to close

Workers stunned at City of London Corporation’s plan to close market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire

The Guardian - UK

Smithfield meat market to close for good after relocation plans voted down

City of London Corporation rejects plan for new Dagenham site and will offer traders about £300m in compensation

The Guardian - UK

London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close

The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham.

Evening Standard

London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market to close as Dagenham move abandoned

City of London Corporation seeks to absolve itself from responsible of running the near-1,000-year-old Smithfield market, as well Billingsgate

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London’s Smithfield Market at risk of closure after more than 800 years

The City of London Corporation has shelved relocation proposals for Smithfield and Billingsgate fish market

Evening Standard

Plan to move historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to Dagenham halted

Scheme reviewed ‘in order to determine its next steps and to ensure the financial sustainability of the project’

Evening Standard

London Museum given £50m boost for new Smithfield home bringing total spend to £437m

The London Museum will open its doors in 2026

Evening Standard

In pictures: Scots mark William Wallace remembrance at event in London

SCOTS paid their respects to William Wallace at an event in London last Saturday .

The National (Scotland)

Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders

Discovery of Victorian network hiding under some of city’s busiest streets set ‘magical’ new challenge for multimillion pound project

The Guardian - UK

Major Birmingham redevelopment plans fail residents on green space, campaigners say

Plans for the £1.9bn Smithfield scheme include a park that is smaller than a football pitch, falling short of the council’s own guidelines

The Guardian - UK

First look inside St John at Fortnum & Mason, bringing nose-to-tail to Piccadilly

St John at Fortnum & Mason opens for three weeks, securing your nose-to-tail fix while the restaurant’s Smithfield home is refitted

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Evening Standard

Smithfield Market gets a new life as the Museum of London sets its plans in stone

The venue will reopen as the London Museum with double the public space

The Guardian - UK

Origin City, London: ‘A nose-to-tail ethos’ – restaurant review

As Smithfield meat market gets ready to close, a superb new meat-led restaurant opens up its doors

Dublin Live

Free screening of Eurovision final at Dublin pub this weekend

The Eurovision final will be shown this Saturday in the Smithfield pub.

Dublin Live

Horse dies after collapsing on busy Smithfield road

My Lovely Horse Rescue shared photos of the sad incident which took place last night

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Unique sober rave coming to Dublin this Easter bank holiday

The Complex in Smithfield will host a rave with an unusual twist this April

ABC News

Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car at Smithfield in Adelaide's north

A pedestrian dies after being hit by a car at Smithfield in Adelaide's north, making it the 38th death on South Australia's roads this year.

Dublin Live

Protests against 'unvetted men' forces boxing club to cancel training

Smithfield Boxing Club has been forced to cancel multiple training sessions due to protests outside the Aughrim Street Sports Centre

The Conversation

'Uncomfortable heritage': how cities are repurposing former slaughterhouses

In the second half of 2022, the Museum of London threw a five-month-long leaving do in anticipation of departing from its home of nearly 50 years. The museum has been housed in London Wall, on the Barbican estate in central London, since 1976. It is now preparing to relocate to…

Dublin Live

Map reveals Dublin's best and worst air quality spots with quays and Temple Bar topping list

A street-by-street map has shown that Temple Bar, Dublin's quays and Smithfield have poor air quality

Belfast Live

How Belfast used to spend Saturdays in Smithfield

Take a trip down memory lane to how Belfast used to spend Saturdays in Smithfield

Dublin Live

Gardai called to manage crowd of thousands in Christmas hamper queue at homeless day centre

People started queuing for the tickets at the Capuchin Day Centre on Bow Street in Smithfield at 4am on Wednesday, with doors only opening at 7am

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