THIS WEEK IN 1987: Pitch move hits sales of hot dogs in Portsmouth city centre
Mr Davis and his wife Sandra had served hot dogs, hamburgers and doughnuts from their van parked in Meadow Street for nearly 12 years.
But the Cascades development meant an end to the couple’s lucrative trade near the bustling Charlotte Street market.
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Hide AdAnd after just one day on his new pitch in Arundel Street – which cost him £45 a week to rent – Mr Davis was convinced his business could not survive.
‘My wife has stood down there all day and all she has taken is £6 – not even enough to cover the cost of the rolls she bought this morning,’ said a distraught Mr Davis.
‘Normally she would take £60 to £70.’