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Groton — City resident Bryon Niemann remembers going to Thames Street regularly as a child to buy comic books and candies. The shops on the street catered to the neighborhood during a time when most households only had one car, if that, he said. But like in most places in the country, many of those businesses gave way to big-box stores and malls, which then gave way to the internet, he said. Now, Thames Street has massive traffic but hardly anyone stops, and if they do, they find it hard to find a parking spot, he said. Niemann, who has lived near Thames Street on and off for 60 years ...
A couple from Barking have to pay £910 in parking fines. - Credit: PA A couple in their 70s who admit struggling with technology have been hit with seven parking fines totalling more than £900. Annemarie Green and Leslie Banwell, who are both 73, thought they had arranged for a permit to park outside their home in Thames View in February. Annemarie, a retired cook, said: "We thought we had a parking permit. We don't even know if we've got a permit now. "It's all online. I don't understand this automated system. We're both 73. I just can't work it properly." At the prospect of having to p...
Groton — City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick and Groton Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner debated economic development, taxes and city and utility services during a Groton City mayoral race debate on Monday. The League of Women Voters of Southeastern Connecticut held the virtual debate, which was moderated by Jean Rabinow of the League of Women Voters Bridgeport area. City of Groton residents sent in questions in advance. Hedrick, a Democrat who is running as a write-in candidate, and Bumgardner, the Democratic nominee after winning the March primary, are vying for a two-year term in the May...
All information is courtesy of the Food Standards Agency, who run the ratings scheme. The scheme gives businesses a rating from 5 to 0 after being judged on the handling of food, how food is stored and prepared, cleanliness of facilities and how food safety is managed. 5 - Very good: Adlestrop Post Office, 6 - 7 Main Street, Adlestrop, Moreton-In-Marsh (February 5, 2021) Aldi, Cricklade Road, Cirencester (February 8, 2021) Bex's Baking, private address: registered with Cotswold local authority (December 10, 2020) Bleddwyn Evans, private address: registered with Cotswold local auth...