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Seven Sisters Market must stay in public hands
Trader MARTA HINESTROZA explains why Haringey Council needs to step in to save London’s only Latin Market for the community as a welcoming place for all visitors
A view of the market at Seven Sisters, north London
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THE fight to save London’s only Latin Market, and the Wards Corner building in Haringey which houses it, has been long and arduous.
Put under threat by redevelopment, we, the traders, have campaigned publicly and lobbied the council, the development company Grainger and Transport for London.
TfL is the owner of most of the land, which is above Seven Sisters Tube station, but under the development agreement it was to be handed over to Grainger to build private flats. Through our struggle we forced Grainger to give legal guarantees on the future of the market.
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