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Headline: City of London Ends 800-Year Era for Smithfield Meat Market

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London's historic Smithfield meat market will close after over 800 years, with trading set to end after 2028. The City of London Corporation announced the decision on Tuesday, alongside the closure of Billingsgate fish market. Plans to relocate both markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham were scrapped due to rising construction costs and inflation.

Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,London,historic,Smithfield,Market,closure,800 years,trading,end,The City of London Corporation,Billingsgate market,relocation,plans,scrapped,Dagenham,operation,fiinancial compensation,Parliament,relinquish,reponsibility,trade history,14th Centry,Policy Chairman,Chris Hayward

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