Closing Broadstairs Christmas Market amid pandemic was in the 'public interest'
Closing Broadstairs Christmas Market amid pandemic was in the 'public interest' | Updated: 17:31, 24 January 2021 The eleventh-hour closure of a Christmas market has been defended by local authority chiefs for being in the "public interest" amid the pandemic. Kent County Council's (KCC) scrutiny committee met earlier today to review the controversial decision to shut Broadstairs Market, Thanet, over safety fears last month. The east Kent district was one of the UK Covid hotspots. The shutdown Christmas market was held at Victoria Parade, in Broadstairs Picture: Martin Apps Cllr Clair Bell...