[Margaret Pilkington]

why are the market tenents being asked to sign an agreement ahead of the 3 month trial period?

Councillor Haworth obviously doesn not understand the logistics of being a sole trader(and very much sounds like she doesn't want to understand/see their point of view)........and it doesn't matter how much committment she feels these traders should give to the market hall, in the end it all comes down to economics. The traders are in there to make a living.

Councillor Haworth says she feels that after working with the market traders for something like 5 years, she feels they should have developed some trust in her.

And why should the market traders trust Councillor Haworth when they feel she is (on behalf of the council) railroading through a decision in which there was no meaningful consultation.

Personally, I don't want entertainment, or demonstrations of cheese making, cookery, macrame.

What I want is a market hall that has items that I want to buy.
I don't think Tesco will be putting on entertainment to bring in the shoppers, they will rely on goods that prove to be good value for money....and that is what the market hall should be about.