{"id":6196,"date":"2022-02-21T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=6196"},"modified":"2022-02-21T12:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:32:50","slug":"splott-market-will-close-permanently-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/splott-market-will-close-permanently-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Splott Market will Close Permanently in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-than-150-people-will-lose-their-jobs-when-splott-market-closes-down-to-make-way-for-a-school-redevelopment\">More than 150 people will lose their jobs when Splott Market closes down to make way for a school redevelopment.  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Splott Market in Cardiff has had a very low income during the pandemic. This caused the market to announce it would close permanently in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it has just been revealed that Cardiff Council has extended the permission for the market to stay open until September. In September Splott Market will make way for Willows High School which is currently located in Tremorfa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market operates a car boot sale every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. It is an extremely important place for Splott residents, like Adela Hagiu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says she would be unhappy to see the market close down permanently. \u201cI feel like Splott Market has brought a lot of people together and it would be sad if it closed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Image-2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Splott Market car boot sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Splott Market provides work for more than 150 people. Their future will be uncertain from September onwards. Michael Cain has worked as a trader at the market for the last 5 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a whole community based around here,&#8221; he told Cardiff News Plus. &#8220;It just takes out an outlet for people around this area to be able to go and trade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splott Market\u2019s management released an official statement about the situation. They said the building will be knocked down in September and new premises for the Willows High School will be built on the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the local community remains hopeful that the market will be able to use the new school premises on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"17\/02\/2022 - Splott Market\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgF0NABAnc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"17\/02\/2022 - Splott Market\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgF0NABAnc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 150 people will lose their jobs when Splott Market closes down to make way for a school redevelopment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":817,"featured_media":6197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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