Real life ‘Pike’ speaks out as Dad’s Army film hits cinemas
A pensioner has revealed he was a real-life ‘PIke’ and served in the Home Guard as a 17-year-old – and says it was just as funny as ‘Dad’s Army’. Norman Longmate, 9 ...
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On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
Dancing shoes
A 93-year-old has danced his way to a national award – for EXERCISE. Ken Williamson takes dance classes three times a week – and waltzed into the top spot in the national competition, whil ...
Twin-credible
One of the UK’s oldest sets of twins celebrated their 90th birthday and put their longevity down to – TELEPATHY. Devoted sisters Jean Hocknell and Joan Keeling were born an hour and 15 min ...