‘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
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Butchers tell of 'nightmare' as Smithfield market set to close after 900 years
‘It’s going to be a nightmare for some of the butchers in London’ said one trader
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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.
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