Shropshire Star

'I can't somehow retire': Shrewsbury market stalwart celebrates 80th birthday

One of Shrewsbury's longest serving market traders is still going strong after celebrating her 80th birthday.

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Angela Butler pitched up at the town's market hall nearly 50 years ago having worked in the trade with her father in Chester.

After holding stalls selling a variety of wares over many years, she has become one of the most popular and well-known faces in market, and was presented with a big bouquet of flowers on her special day, as she celebrated with husband Pete and daughter Adele Stokes.

She told the Shropshire Star: "I've been in Shrewsbury for 47 years. I was born into the market. My father had a market stall in Chester Market so I was there over 30 years.

Market trader Angela Butler, centre, with daughter Adele Stokes and husband Peter Butler