Cowbridge Mart gets reprieve

The 200 year old livestock market in the Vale of Glamorgan gets another 12 months

Last updated: 21 March 2011

Country Focus - Sunday 21st March at 07.00am presented by Rachael Garside; repeated 5.30am Monday 22nd March 2010

Historic cattle markets occupying prime town centre sites have come under pressure from developers in recent years, with many closing or facing relocation out of town. Cowbridge Livestock Mart was set to go the same way but for the immediate future it's been secured. Rachael Garside visits the mart on what would've been the last day, to discover the longer term future.


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