One of the Cherry Street buildings salvaged by the blues is a former J.

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Though Helena is most notable for the archetypal small-town look of its main drag, Cherry Street, closer inspection reveals that many of its business premises and factories are abandoned.

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Demos contributed a great deal to formulating New Labour before 1997, but with their best people cherry-picked by Downing Street when Labour took office, they have since struggled to have the same impact.

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