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Eli, one of the regulars, in front of Neutral Ground Coffee House Even a fire, hurricanes, financial collapses and a pandemic cannot keep the Neutral Ground Coffee House from being there for its devoted regulars.  Last summer, as the coronavirus raged, it was saved once again when two new owners, James Naylor and Phant (a.k.a Caroline) Williams, stepped in and purchased the venerable Uptown coffee house. “We are a community, some of whom have been here since 1977,” Naylor said. “Really, it’s like family – very inclusive and multigenerational too.”  The bohemian enclave goes bac...

The author, Steve Song, argues that if fibre network operators were to introduce a uniform, affordable price at any point of presence, there might be an exponential growth in traffic on national fibre networks The challenge of unlocking affordable access to backhaul networks for small operators, especially in rural areas, is a problem that has been bothering me for years. As demand for high-speed access expands and last-mile access technologies grow increasingly affordable, the cost of connecting a network to the global Internet is rapidly becoming the single biggest challenge to the sustaina...

He has published a hard copy of The Penny Post - his web based newsletter. "I've been writing stories and articles for most of my adult life but it was only in the last few years that working on Penny Post has provided me with a regular outlet for these," he said. "Reading articles online doesn't suit everyone, however, so during lockdown we thought we'd gather some of these into a book. "We eventually chose 26, divided into three types. First, there are a number of what might be called tales of personal misadventure and humiliation. "The second were parodies of other writers includ...

He has published a hard copy of The Penny Post - his web based newsletter. "I've been writing stories and articles for most of my adult life but it was only in the last few years that working on Penny Post has provided me with a regular outlet for these," he said. "Reading articles online doesn't suit everyone, however, so during lockdown we thought we'd gather some of these into a book. "We eventually chose 26, divided into three types. First, there are a number of what might be called tales of personal misadventure and humiliation. "The second were parodies of other writers includ...

Local markets stocked up on goose and turkey for Christmas As we prepare for Christmas, DAVE WELBOURNE looks at the origins of some seasonal rituals: Many traditional Christmas customs owe a great deal to the Victorians. Between 1859-1863 one in five of Bradford’s population died of diseases such as scarlet fever and typhus. Half the children died before their fifth birthday. Against this background of poverty, it is difficult to see how many people could enjoy Christmas. But, although much of the merriment was for the wealthier classes, improvements in living standards in the later 19t...