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By Laurence Cawley and Amelia Reynolds
BBC News, East
image captionThose who know Fairstead Community Shop well, compare it to Dr Who s time-travelling police box, the TARDIS
The Fairstead estate in King s Lynn, Norfolk, which is among England s most deprived neighbourhoods, has been hit hard both by the global pandemic and the repeated lockdowns. Yet people here say adversity has given rise to a new hero: a woman called Emma Brock, and her community shop.
Those who know Fairstead Community Shop well compare it to Doctor Who s time-travelling police box, the Tardis.
Run entirely by volunteers, it sells donated goods as cheaply as it can to the community that surrounds it.
Only in Hexthorpe! Funny moment mobile DJ in wooden car rumbles through Doncaster
This is the moment an inventive music lover took his sounds to the streets – pumping out tunes from the back of a tiny wooden cart boasting a huge speaker.
Tuesday, 1st June 2021, 10:26 am
The scene was captured in Hexthorpe – and shows a man sporting a vest, jogger bottoms and baseball cap slowing trundling towards the camera in what appears to be a small adapted mobility scooter covered with wood panelling. Only in Hexthorpe,” says a voice, as the makeshift vehicles rumbles on.
As it gets closer, the little car can be heard to be blasting out the song Freaky by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
Road To Reopening: Luna Park Welcomes Back Guests For Family Fun In Coney Island
CBS New York 4 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Luna Park amusement park reopened at Coney Island on Friday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started.
The park has been waiting since October 2019 to welcome back guests, and it’s added six new, family-friend rides for Opening Day, CBS2’s John Dias reported.
All guests over the age of 2 are required to wear face masks for admission and throughout their stay
There will physical distancing, including on rides and eating areas
Road To Reopening: Luna Park Welcomes Back Guests For Family Fun In Coney Island
CBS New York 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Luna Park amusement park reopened at Coney Island on Friday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started.
The park has been waiting since October 2019 to welcome back guests, and it’s added six new, family-friend rides for Opening Day, CBS2’s John Dias reported.
All guests over the age of 2 are required to wear face masks for admission and throughout their stay
There will physical distancing, including on rides and eating areas