Call to Revive Historic Market Amid Claims It Is Losing Out to Rivals ; the Street Market in Honiton Is Now No More Than a 'Glorified Car Boot Sale' According to Angry Shop Owners in the Town.

Express & Echo (Exeter, UK) › June 25, 2008

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The street market in Honiton is now no more than a "glorified car boot sale" according to angry shop owners in the town.

They voiced concerns at a meeting of Honiton's Chamber of Commerce, claiming the steady deterioration of the historic Thursday market reflects poorly on the town.

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Call to Revive Historic Market Amid Claims It Is Losing Out to Rivals ; the Street Market in Honiton Is Now No More Than a 'Glorified Car Boot Sale' According to Angry Shop Owners in the Town.

Photographs were brought to the meeting, which showed that some stalls were now selling items from cardboa...

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