48: Our ‘Harlequin’ Q&A, more great stories from local volunteers, the sound of steam on local train tracks… and more

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The closure has meant there's been none of the regular income from hires of space at the Harlequin, and without that, its council budget that should last until April next year is actually going to run out in early October this year. So for the past six months, some of the staff have been redeployed in other parts of the council, but they've been providing extra help rather than filling vacancies.