Mizter T wrote:

Is rebuilding the Canal Market the council's responsibility? It's
privately owned.

My thoughts exactly, though I wasn't 100% sure of it's ownership so I
didn't comment earlier. It's silly to bash the council out of reflex
without when it's not their responsibility, and it's also silly to
assume everything is the responsibility of local councils. Perhaps the
whole matter is in the domain of the insurers at the mo, hence the
slow progress - but that's just supposition, I'm not up on the matter.

That said, The Hawley Arms has been rebuilt and is due to reopen in the next
couple of weeks - so not everyone is dragging their feet in getting the
damage repaired and the area back to normal.