By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Barnet Council could insource more services from Capita Four more services that were outsourced to Capita could be brought back under Barnet Council’s control in two years’ time. A review of the council’s two major contracts with the firm proposes insourcing highways, regeneration, procurement and regulatory services when the original ten-year deals end in 2023. Six services would stay with Capita, while a further four would be subject to a short extension before a decision is made on whether to bring them in house. The contracts review, which had been held up by the Covid-19 pandemic, was presented to a meeting of the financial performance and contracts committee on Tuesday.
Local entertainment venues prepare for a busy summer
Concerts, plays, and recitals were all canceled, as capacity restrictions prohibited indoor gatherings. One year later, local venues are once again welcoming patrons back inside.
and last updated 2021-05-02 00:45:32-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â The COVID-19 pandemic hit the live events industry hard.
Concerts, plays, and recitals were all canceled, as capacity restrictions prohibited indoor gatherings.
One year later, local venues are once again welcoming patrons back inside.
For more than a decade, the Hooton s have brought music, laughter, and singing to Colorado Springs at Stargazers Theatre.
However, this time last year, their livelihood was taken right from them.
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Fannie Mae Duncan and friends stand on the street in front of the Cotton Club in 1955. The neon sign on the building reads “Duncan’s Cafe Bar Lounge.” Duncan graduated from the integrated Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High) in 1938, the first in her family to get a diploma, according to a Nov. 5, 2018, Gazette article. She went into business for herself at age 26. Duncan bought the building that would become Duncan’s Cafe and later the Cotton Club across from the Antlers hotel, when she was just 28. Photograph by Lew Tilley, Courtesy of Pikes Peak Library District, 099-10714
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Fannie Mae Duncan and friends stand on the street in front of the Cotton Club in 1955. The neon sign on the building reads “Duncan’s Cafe Bar Lounge.” Duncan graduated from the integrated Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High) in 1938, the first in her family to get a diploma, according to a Nov. 5, 2018, Gazette article. She went into business for herself at age 26. Duncan bought the building that would become Duncan’s Cafe and later the Cotton Club across from the Antlers hotel, when she was just 28. Photograph by Lew Tilley, Courtesy of Pikes Peak Library District, 099-10714