A trader at Paddy's Market fears she will lose her home because of Glasgow City Council's decision to take control of the area.
A trader at Paddy's Market fears she will lose her home because of Glasgow City Council's decision to take control of the area.
The council is to take over the lease of the Shipbank Lane market from Network Rail, provided the traders are moved out.
Patsy Woodward, who runs two cafes at Paddy's, says the decision has left her distraught.
She opened her first cafe at the market seven years ago but her husband's family have been involved with Paddy's for more than 100 years.
Patsy, 57, said: "I am devastated. I have just taken out a mortgage for a new house in Mount Vernon and am now worried I will lose it.
"This decision by the council means I will lose everything.
"I have worked hard all my days to better myself and to keep off benefits and I am so hurt."
Patsy insists her cafes are more than just places for shoppers and traders to stop for a quick cuppa.
She said: "We have a great rapport with the customers and for some of the older ones I am the only person they speak to all week.
"I love Paddy's and I love all my customers and they love me."
As previously reported in the Evening Times, council bosses decided to take control of the area as a result of soaring crime.
In 2005-06, there were 314 drug possession cases, 268 breaches of the peace, 29 robberies, 96 thefts, 89 assaults, 46 cases of police assault and resisting arrest and one attempted murder.
The council plans to gut Paddy's and look at a number of future uses, including a new market and an arts quarter.
But traders say they are being forced out.
A council spokesman said: "We will examine the possibility of reputable traders at Shipbank Lane being able to operate at the site in its future use.
"However, changes are necessary to combat the high levels of crime, problems in waste management, and anti-social behaviour impacting on residents and visitors.
