Market traders angry at faulty flooring
FAULTY flooring is just one problem facing market traders less than six weeks after the opening of the new £3million market hall.
Work is set to begin early this month on fixing faulty paving in the open market, paid for by builders Shepherd Construction.
Repairs are expected to take 10 weeks, and during this time up to 26 stalls for existing traders will be set up on the wide pavement alongside the market hall on Union Street. Some stalls will remain on the open market away from where the phased work will be carried out.
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And some traders believe that markets being held in the precinct are keeping customers away from the new hall.
Trader Mark Venables, whose Venables Vegetables stall is on the outside market, said: "Something needs to be done about the floor, it's been totally bodged up. If there's space to re-locate us to Union Street while repairs are being carried out, they should hold farmers' markets there too – give all the traders a fair crack at the whip."
The council apologised for the flooring problems. It said this week's precinct market was a special pre-booked event to coincide with Wakefield Mela and Yorkshire Day.
Lisa Dodd, Wakefield Council's service director for sport and culture, said: "We are working towards all specialist and one-off markets being located at the new open market site, which will draw even more people to the area to shop."
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