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‘Dodgy stores’ threat | Editor’s comment

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It’s not long ago that ‘corner shops’ were being vilified as places that sold booze and fags to under-age teenagers, fuelling anti-social behaviour on the streets and helping make residents feel unsafe in their own neighbourhoods. More recently, that narrative has subsided, thanks to the…

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