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Sheffield Market Closed: Cockroach Infestation Persists
6 Jul
Summary
- Sheffield's Moor Market has been closed for 10 days due to a cockroach infestation.
- The council has not set a reopening date, citing ongoing pest activity.
- Protecting public health is the council's top priority in resolving the issue.
Sheffield's Moor Market remains closed for an indefinite period due to an ongoing cockroach infestation. The market has now been shut for 10 days, with Sheffield City Council unable to set a reopening date.
Council officials stated that multiple consecutive days without any detected pest activity are necessary before the market can resume operations. While extensive pest control measures have significantly reduced activity, "limited activity" was still present as of the most recent monitoring. The council emphasized that public health is the utmost priority, and the market will only reopen when the infestation is definitively resolved.
Specialist pest control contractors and environmental health officers are continuing their close monitoring of the market premises. The exact source of the outbreak remains undisclosed, though the council previously linked increased pest activity to recent "extreme and sustained hot weather."
