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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/billingsgate-star-trader-roger-barton-sold-out-of-date-fish-8624939.html
A Billingsgate trader who starred in a BBC documentary about the famous market has been fined more than £10,000 after some of his fish was found to be nearly three weeks old.
Roger Barton, 67, nicknamed the “King of Billingsgate”, has traded at the market for around 50 years and is famed for his straw boater, gravelly voice and no-nonsense opinions.
He pleaded guilty last Thursday at Thames magistrates’ court to four charges under food laws and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £10,756 relating to the sale of pollock, sea bream and hake.
Tower Hamlets environmental health team said that during an inspection in February last year they found some of his fish was between 18 and 20 days old and “not safe for public consumption”.
After a follow-up inspection, Barton was allowed to continue trading and no further offences have been found.
Barton, from Benfleet in Essex, owns Barton and Hart wholesale fish merchants, which operates as a sole trader, and he is one of the market’s most successful merchants. He has frequently appeared on comedian Alex Zane’s XFM radio show and was featured in last year’s BBC2 documentary, The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate.
Billingsgate is owned by the City of London Corporation but environmental health inspections are undertaken by Tower Hamlets. A Billingsgate official said: “It’s an isolated case and we do take things like this extremely seriously.” Barton declined to comment.
over the years he's been in a few documentaries about the place 
Different bloke :
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http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2007/jul/01/magazine.features7
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http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2007/jul/01/magazine.features7
hardly crime on the century with what goes on in this country now days.
it's the same bloke, not sure what that link was you put,
the other link you put has a picture of roger
the other link you put has a picture of roger
Found him with a photo, same guy :
4. Roger (the Rucker) Kent-Barton
fishI know Roger from betting at Romford, it was in the 1980s. At that time we were in the small enclosure but even then Roger was taking big bets.
Roger is also know as the bastard of Billingsgate where he runs a large wholesale fish business.
But why the bastard?
Well it’s because of the way he treats his customers. You may be a customer buying off of him five days a week, spending thousands of pounds but if you ever say that the fish was not that good he would tell you to **** off and take your business elsewhere.
Back to Roger at Romford where he now makes a book in the big ring.
By todays standard on dog tracks, he is a very big bookmaker. He is the only bookmaker I know that will give you a bet that you can win £10,000.
If you want to have a really big bet you must go to Roger.
Over the last ten years he has taken on all-comers at Romford.
There was one punter, known as Robert the Pole. He with two or three Polish minders would come to Romford every night that racing took place.
Robert was in the import business, bringing in millions of cigarettes in lorries every day. You did not have to see Robert to know he was there because after two or three races the only money in circulation was £10 and £20 notes in Scottish currency.
He would bet in every race, Roger loved it.
When he first came to the track his bet was a monkey (£500) on a dog. It was quite funny to hear him ask for a bet with his Polish accent.
After coming for a short while his wagers increased and he would shout out his bet to Roger, a thousand trap two.
When he was losing his gambling got heavier and heavier and it was not uncommon for him to lose £15,000 to £25,000 in a night. He also had some very big wins.
On one occasion he was losing £15,000 going in to the last race. He placed a bet on a dog whose odds were 14/1. It won, his bet was £2,000 so he won £28,000 on the race. It is the only time I have seen Roger where he was unable to speak.
Coming back to Rroger he is he best winning bookmaker that I ever knew, also the worst losing bookmaker.
If he had a losing race he would hold a post mortem with his clerk (Mac). Roger’s knowledge of percentages was not as good as my top three, by a long way.
“Mac why did you not tell me, that the percentages were not that good” then abuse him in front off everybody.
It only happened on losing races.
Even today Roger has a punter know as the Irishman who has bets of three or four thousand pounds in nearly every race, Roger loves it.
He still has a problem with his punters, if you back two or three winners with him he will tell you to **** off and take your business elsewhere.
Two weeks later he will put his arm round you and ask why you are not betting with him !
4. Roger (the Rucker) Kent-Barton
fishI know Roger from betting at Romford, it was in the 1980s. At that time we were in the small enclosure but even then Roger was taking big bets.
Roger is also know as the bastard of Billingsgate where he runs a large wholesale fish business.
But why the bastard?
Well it’s because of the way he treats his customers. You may be a customer buying off of him five days a week, spending thousands of pounds but if you ever say that the fish was not that good he would tell you to **** off and take your business elsewhere.
Back to Roger at Romford where he now makes a book in the big ring.
By todays standard on dog tracks, he is a very big bookmaker. He is the only bookmaker I know that will give you a bet that you can win £10,000.
If you want to have a really big bet you must go to Roger.
Over the last ten years he has taken on all-comers at Romford.
There was one punter, known as Robert the Pole. He with two or three Polish minders would come to Romford every night that racing took place.
Robert was in the import business, bringing in millions of cigarettes in lorries every day. You did not have to see Robert to know he was there because after two or three races the only money in circulation was £10 and £20 notes in Scottish currency.
He would bet in every race, Roger loved it.
When he first came to the track his bet was a monkey (£500) on a dog. It was quite funny to hear him ask for a bet with his Polish accent.
After coming for a short while his wagers increased and he would shout out his bet to Roger, a thousand trap two.
When he was losing his gambling got heavier and heavier and it was not uncommon for him to lose £15,000 to £25,000 in a night. He also had some very big wins.
On one occasion he was losing £15,000 going in to the last race. He placed a bet on a dog whose odds were 14/1. It won, his bet was £2,000 so he won £28,000 on the race. It is the only time I have seen Roger where he was unable to speak.
Coming back to Rroger he is he best winning bookmaker that I ever knew, also the worst losing bookmaker.
If he had a losing race he would hold a post mortem with his clerk (Mac). Roger’s knowledge of percentages was not as good as my top three, by a long way.
“Mac why did you not tell me, that the percentages were not that good” then abuse him in front off everybody.
It only happened on losing races.
Even today Roger has a punter know as the Irishman who has bets of three or four thousand pounds in nearly every race, Roger loves it.
He still has a problem with his punters, if you back two or three winners with him he will tell you to **** off and take your business elsewhere.
Two weeks later he will put his arm round you and ask why you are not betting with him !
Jan 25, 2016 -- 10:53PM, Ron-Russian wrote:
hardly crime on the century with what goes on in this country now days.
Wonder why he let it happen?
It surely wasn't deliberate,
when you see the documentaries his turning over untold, unbelievable
amounts, it can only of been a mistake somewhere down the line you would
of thought wouldn't you?
when you see the documentaries his turning over untold, unbelievable
amounts, it can only of been a mistake somewhere down the line you would
of thought wouldn't you?
HE'S BEEN DONE UP LIKE A KIPPER IN A SARDINE CAN FFS
MARVELLOUS STUFF SCAMPI!
MARVELLOUS STUFF SCAMPI!
he also did a good series going to different markets in the world and tried to make a profit.
He got well and truly stitched up buying chilies in 1 of them
He got well and truly stitched up buying chilies in 1 of them
yes I saw those programmes he appeared to be a right character, putting his own cash up allegedly
He should be on the ITV racing team !
This will happen......light bulb moment !
This will happen......light bulb moment !
No....he's better than that....we need him on TV....his own show.
I thought it was a replay of a former documentary about the changes to Billinsgate fish market?
Is it to be repeated?
Is it to be repeated?
He pleaded guilty last Thursday at Thames magistrates’ court to four charges under food laws and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £10,756 relating to the sale of pollock, sea bream and hake.
Barton, from Benfleet in Essex, owns Barton and Hart wholesale fish merchants, which operates as a sole trader
Should have stuck to sole. Never mind the pollock.
Barton, from Benfleet in Essex, owns Barton and Hart wholesale fish merchants, which operates as a sole trader
Should have stuck to sole. Never mind the pollock.
smithfields tonight,nothing worse than a dodgy sexton 
roger got done for gun running and he also sold hes pitch at the fish market
does anyone know what year this was first shown?
can remember it from years back? at a guess 10 years?
can remember it from years back? at a guess 10 years?
I thought it was more recent.....time is flying by.....we'll all be Kenny's age soon 
Roll up, roll up everyone. Lovely juicy steaks, fresh off the cows this morning. Fiver each, two for £20. Come on Mrs, give your husband something nice for his tea, and he won't lamp you one.
I've STILL got it.
I've STILL got it.
I love these shows but maybe "It's because a Landaner"
should have bought a huge elastic band the mug
That had to be staged bito, no way would he be driving around with an unsecured load
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