People having sex, using drugs and stealing are among incidents reported at the Victoria Centre Market in recent months as one trader says they need "eyes in the back of their head." Ahead of the historic venue's imminent closure, which Nottingham City Council says it is still planning to go ahead with this summer, some of the remaining traders say they can't even leave their stands unattended to go to the toilet.
Should Nottingham City Council have managed its finances better over the last 10 years? Let us know here Traders were first told Nottingham City Council would surrender its lease on the market on February 24 in 2022, with some having signed compensation offers and arranged new premises to move into. This date came and went with no further certainty and it was eventually confirmed that negotiations had fallen through with Global Mutual, the asset managers of the Victoria Market.
"We have probably lost about £150 worth in the last few weeks, but it's just something we have to keep an eye out for. This is the third generation of my partner's family business and he doesn't want to let them down, so we keep it going."