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Bezzin
In this instance, as I mentioned earlier, the independent cafe being forced out was run by a local woman who runs a charity that helps other local women, it was staffed in part by her kids and other local young people, and was a million times more welcoming, and had better cakes, than any fucking Costa.
Many independent shops and restaurants around here are quite long standing, especially the junk / antique / curios shops, and a couple of Italian and Indian places. Bookseller Crow is also a huge asset where reading and writing workshops are held. In fact I cant see any instances here of chains being more welcoming than independent places to "local" (is this euph for working class?) people than perhaps the Wetherspoons, and even that has a rival in the Prince Albert which similarly stinks and has cheap beer.