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This week’s lead
The allotment committee finally answered
Six months of minutes, one very long Tuesday, and a decision on the Bramble Lane waiting list that nobody expected before spring. Full transcript inside.
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How it reaches you
Fourteen walkers, nine lanes, 906 letterboxes
Every copy is folded at the Old Dairy on Wednesday night and posted by hand before eight. If yours is late, it is almost certainly the gate on Fenn Street.
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Small ads
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Lost cats, spare tomatoes, a piano that must go this weekend. Write your copy on anything you like and leave it at the counter at Hale’s by Monday noon.