"quote

" A spokesman for Cheshire West and Chester Council commented: “The authority regrets that it has no alternative but to shut the markets on safety and security grounds and has informed traders accordingly. "

Of course, the market has to close. This highly hazardous trading process is fraught with such unacceptably high risk that it would be an act of gross negligence to do any thing else.

Total rot, if it was your livelihood that was being denied then you would soon keep the market open. Safety & Security my eye.

The market traders work very hard to provide excellent value to the local folk, it is a disgrace to close it down, even for a few hours."