Podcast: Modern day challenges for the UK’s oldest wholesale meat market
SJS reporter Yannic Rack goes behind the scenes at Smithfield Market When Greg Lawrence first started as a trainee at Smithfields 47 years ago, supermarkets didn’t sell very much
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Podcast: Coping with Crossrail on the doorstep
When Crossrail opens in 2018, Farringdon will be one of the busiest rail stations in Britain. However, businesses in the local area are now feeling the effect of construction work
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Tunnel vision: street-level disruption at Farringdon
Farringdon is to be transformed into a major rail interchange and construction work is underway
Early morning meat: a trip through Smithfield Market’s historic halls
Smithfield Market is the UK’s oldest wholesale meat market, dating back to the 12th century. Yannic Rack set his alarm and paid an early morning visit
Life of a Big Issue seller
We walk past him every day, we ignore him pathologically and we pretend we can’t hear his calls. He is the Big Issue vendor. Operating opposite Angel Station, Sora Robu
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