On my soapbox
The recent news of the death of Anne Kirkbride, who played Deidre Barlow in Coronation Street for over forty years, got me thinking about our relationship with soap opera characters. Deidre was a real ...
LIFESTYLE
Long life milkman
Long-serving Alan Pearce has shown he has the white stuff with 40 years as a milkman – and NEVER taking a day off sick. The 68 year-old grandfather started working for family-run Taylor’s Dairie ...
Wonder horse
The incredible story of a real-life ‘War Horse’ that rode back and forth between the trenches a hundred years ago has been uncovered for the first time. The horse – named The Sikh – dodged ...
Not so micro-pig
A couple who bought a micro-pig were stunned when their pint-sized family pet turned into a 670 pound giant. Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter adopted Esther thinking she would only grow to around 70 pou ...