The street is also closed to pedestrians between Great Ancoats Street and Houldworth Street.

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In between crossing each road, pedestrians must wait on the paved area in the middle which is surrounded by a 3in raised kerb.

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Among the reasons for refusing the application, assembly government officials said Tesco had failed to "demonstrate safe and appropriate links for pedestrians and cyclists between the store and the town's central core at Heol Maengwyn".

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It takes around 45 minutes to make a full circuit of the island by motorcycle, and the road is a narrow concrete strip less than two metres across, shared between motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians, livestock and hoards of giggling children.

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Police barricades on Tuesday stopped pedestrians and cars from using 57th Street between Fifth and Eighth avenues as well as numerous side streets.

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The curfew is still in place, only pedestrians are allowed on the streets -you can move around in your local area, but not between districts, and no cars are allowed.

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