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BBC News
22-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Rusty nails scattered in car boot field injure dog and owner
A woman and her dog were injured by rusty roofing tacks that had been thrown across a car boot sale site ahead of its reopening, a council leader has Hilton, leader of Gloucester City Council, said thousands of nails were scattered across Hempsted Meadow in "a deliberate and dangerous act of vandalism".He said they posed a risk of tetanus to anyone who stepped on them, and could have caused delayed road crashes if car tyres had been punctured."We know a woman and her dog got injured by one of the rusty nails but if someone had a puncture on the M5 having been there, we don't know what the consequences would be," he said. Mr Hilton said "everybody was excited" for the reopening of the car boot sale site on 20 July but the event had to be postponed until 27 July after the tacks were discovered on said security measures at the site on David Hook Way would be increased in the run-up to the rescheduled city council has been helping operator Capital Boot Sales to clear the site, using large magnets to lift the nails."This could have risked people's lives," Mr Hilton said."It was really careless and I don't understand the mindset of anybody who would want to spread rusty nails, strategically placed, where they knew there'd be cars coming in and out of the site."He added it looked like the nails came from a "post-restoration or demolition project". The council had closed the site last winter to work on it and because the lease was up for renewal. In May, it announced Capital Boot Sales had been appointed to run the car Police asked anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Gloucester car boot sale reopening date announced
The date that traders can return to a car boot sale site has been announced, seven months on from its Hempsted Meadow Car Boot Sale will reopen on Sunday 20 July after it was announced last month that Capital Boot Sales had been appointed by Gloucester City Council to run city council closed the car boot over the winter to work on the site and because the lease was up for renewal. It said the lease was won by the new operator following "a rigorous marketing process".Car boot sales will be held at the site every Wednesday and Sunday, with Capital Boot Sales saying it plans to open a "new goods only" free-to-enter Saturday market in the future. 'Overwhelmed' Capital Boot Sales said it has been "overwhelmed by the number of supportive messages it has received from buyers and sellers who are looking forward to using the site".A spokesman for the company added: "We will have a tiered price entry system for buyers that will enable us to achieve greater footfall than previously seen."We have managed to keep the main buyers and sellers prices the same. However, we have introduced some optional extras such as early set up for sellers and early entrance for buyers."A spokesperson for the city council said it was "sure people will be absolutely delighted that the Boot Sale is back"."What's just as pleasing is its going to be in the hands of an experienced operator with big plans for the future," they added.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Gloucester car boot sale set for return after eight-month wait
Traders will be able to return to a Gloucester car boot sale in July after the site's new operator was Boot Sales has been named as the new operator of Gloucester's Hempstead Meadow car boot, which has been closed since November regular traders have expressed concerns over how long it took for the car boot sale to Williams, who has been a regular at the car boot selling fruit and vegetables since 2008, believes the long closure has had a detrimental impact. "We were more than disappointed, we were devastated," said Mrs Williams."Now the summer has started and the other car boots have started up [but] they haven't got the earning potential Gloucester has because Hempstead is a purpose-built site."Louise Dodsworth has been going to the car boot for years as a buyer and said she was concerned about the loss of the social aspect for older people."A lot of people were saying that's the only time they are going to get out and about so they weren't going to see anyone all week, which I thought was really sad," she said. 'City is losing out' Gloucester City Council closed the car boot over the winter for work to the site and because the lease was up for renewal. Two previous operators of the car boot, Reg Daldry and Bob Newby, put in a bid to run it but their applications were turned Newby said it was a "slow process" which was to be "expected" but felt the council wanted too much control over the site was advertised at £145,000 a year, but Mr Newby claimed it cost about £45,000 a year when he ran the car boot sales before the Covid-19 Daldry, who ran the sales for two seasons, said the new price was "astronomical"."Just for the people of the city - get the car boot up and running because it's them who are losing out," he added. 'Working flat out' Gloucester City Council said there are hopes the site will be used for other activities such as music events, a drive-in cinema and outdoor fitness events.A spokesperson said: "We know people are very keen to see the car boot reopen and we've been working flat out to make that happen. "We know that residents would expect us to do everything we can to ensure that the event is well run and makes full use of the site for the local community."
