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Two shopping streets could remain partially closed to vehicles for the foreseeable future.

Some of the first social distancing measures to be introduced in Radlett. Roads were later reopened but some parking spots have remained blocked off. Social distancing measures are to be removed in a shopping street from next week. Hertfordshire County Council says its public health team has advised some of the current outdoor measures on high streets are no longer required. Last year, parking areas were cordoned off with barriers, cones, planters, and other equipment to allow more space for pedestrians. One place that will see its measures dropped is Watling Street in Radlett, where ...

PUNTERS flocked to Swindon’s pubs in droves to enjoy a pint in the sunshine and helped landlords take in four times more money than usual on the first day of reopening. Analysis revealed that Swindon boozers took in one of the largest average spends in the UK during that busy week where hospitality venues could finally serve people outdoors again after months of closure Card payment company Dojo’s data revealed that a customer who visited a Swindon beer garden during the week of April 12 spent £21.49 on average, which is more cash splashed than in Lancaster and Brighton. Swindon ...

Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve in the 1950s In 1952, Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star. Presented by WFIU Indianapolis and PRX. Monday, March 8th the 'mother of afrofuturism' writer Octavia Butler Octavia Butler was a deep observer of the human condition, perplexed and inspired by our propensity towards self-destruction. She described herself as a pessimist, "if I'm not careful." As an award-winning science fiction writer and 'mother of Afrofuturism,' her visionary works of alternate rea...

The First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove held its first Cozy Carside Christmas drive-thru event last Saturday Dec. 12 in the church’s parking lot. Each family drove through nine different stations, and members of the church told them one part of the story of the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. The kids were able to throw paper that was crumpled up at different targets in each station. There was also a winter wonderland of snow at one station. The event was a way to build a connection with the local community and give families something fun to do together during this diffi...