Tag Archives: milk

Oldest milkman in the West (Midlands)

Oldest milkman in the West (Midlands)

Britain’s oldest milkman who first started his deliveries during World War Two is still doing early morning rounds –aged 88. Sprightly Derek Arch began the job as a favour for his father in 1943 when ...
Comparing costs over the last 90 years

Comparing costs over the last 90 years

When the Queen was born in 1926 the bank interest rate was 5% and there were only 500,000 mortgages held compared with 11.1m today.  Things have changed a lot but to put it into context the value of £ ...