no no > "Unlock the huge potential" = "We have big money with big self serving plans coming in."

tldr from bsremover too:

Smithfield: Big meat market, been there since 1860s. Billingsgate: Huge fish market, been there since 1327, now moving to make way for homes.

So a real state take over, pretty much?

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surfingdino 8 months ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. Canary Wharf is being transformed from a purely financial district into a mixed business-residential district. They want to move noisy and smelly businesses away from the offices and apartments.

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bobthepanda 8 months ago | parent [-]

Smithfield Market and the City of London are nowhere near Canary Wharf

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CPLX 8 months ago | parent [-]

Billingsgate Market, subject of this article, is on Canary Wharf.

	▲	snypher 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		It's Smithfield and Billingsgate.

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seanhunter 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Billingsgate old fish market is an art gallery now. They moved the actual market to canary wharf ages ago.