I APPEAL to all the readers of this paper to pick up the printed messages for the traders in Oxford Covered Market regarding the swingeing rent increases that will put many out of business.

The market is one of the few places these days to obtain local produce, meat, fish and vegetables and has been a great place of interest to visitors. It would be sad to see it turned into a cloned area.

CATHERINE JEFFERIES, Slaymaker Close, Risinghurst, Oxford