Linstead Grand Market affected by COVID fears

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Linstead Grand Market affected by COVID fears

The turnout at the annual Christmas Eve grand market in Linstead was severely affected this year because of COVID-19 fears. Thousands of vendors and shoppers who usually fill the Linstead Market, Rose Duncan Square and several main streets in...

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