Council lacks Market Skills
Council overrides Henry VIII on market - Telegraph
A branch of the Women's Institute has been told it cannot organise a market in a town square - despite a charter from Henry VIII granting permission to hold one there "forever".
"Devon county council told us there was no legal mechanism for closing the road."
Markets had been held in the square for centuries, she said.
"We have a charter signed by Henry VIII saying we can have a market three days a week 'forever'," said Mrs Roberts-Wake.
"It would not affect traffic through the town because it is a market square."
Yep, little old town, big open space in the middle called the Market Place, thousands of them all over England. But a bit of a puzzle for the local council, never come across that before....
Comments
Do these bansters REALLY have the power, or is it an assumed power that no-one has ever challenged.
it is questionable I believe that so much power has been granted to local authorities, as I have not seen it being tested in the courts.
Posted by: IanP | August 22, 2007 9:10 AM
Do these bansters REALLY have the power, or is it an assumed power that no-one has ever challenged.
it is questionable I believe that so much power has been granted to local authorities, as I have not seen it being tested in the courts.
Posted by: IanP | August 22, 2007 9:10 AM
I'll bet a pound to a pinch of poo it's not the traffic that's the real reason behind this decision. My guess is the bansterbators couldn't face the idea of all that free, unregulated trading going on without their interference.
Hang the lot of them.
Posted by: The Remittance Man | August 22, 2007 1:10 PM