Petticoat Lane Food Stalls Spark Outcry | London News

London’s Petticoat Lane Market is in chaos as food stalls flood Wentworth Street, turning a historic hub into a noisy, greasy battleground for local businesses. Shop owners like Michael Fox, whose tattoo shop is buried under grease and smoke, are spending hundreds monthly just to stay clean — while the council insists stalls are legal and regularly inspected. With 30 stalls blocking storefronts and forcing closures, tensions rise as traders demand support they say they’re not getting — even though they pay business rates. The council’s cleanup trials and licensing claims clash with ground-level reality: businesses can’t breathe, let alone thrive, in this smoke-filled zone. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/15845a3f8669ba9b