Issue 2046 | 23rd June 2012 UK £2.00 – USA $6.50 – Europe €3.95
asian sales page 6-27
Full round-up of news and views in London Selection and Auction Reports
Police urged to treat Portobello as a ‘priority’
■ Dealers feel the area should be covered like any other large event attracting thousands
Tom Derbyshire reports
PRESSURE for better police cover is starting to pay off for Portobello antiques dealers – but they say there is still much
to be done. The traders have been incensed by
cuts that left just four offi cers to patrol the area in pairs on Saturdays despite a recent rise in robberies, and demanded action on extra patrols. Now, although they are angry that a
public meeting set for June 13, where they hoped to discuss their concerns with police, was cancelled with little notice, it seems that more offi cers are on the
way. Kensington and Chelsea police have increased the ‘special contingent’ in the market to six, supplementing the regular safer neighbourhood team patrols. Also, extra patrols operate in the early morning, when dealers arrive to open up on Saturdays. But many dealers feel they are still not
being given the attention needed for an area bringing in a huge number of visitors on Saturdays, boosting the local and London-wide economy. Costas Kleanthous, chairman of the
Portobello Antiques Dealers’ Association, said Portobello is one of the most popular tourist spots in the capital, attracting more than 60,000 visitors on summer Saturdays and about 35,000 in winter. The June 13 meeting was a regular
public meeting to discuss issues in the area overall, not specially set up for antiques dealers, but Mr Kleanthous said it would have been a good opportunity
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