Still glowing strong
A pensioner reckons she has the oldest set of working Christmas fairy lights in Britain which are still glowing strong – after 45 YEARS. Chuffed Vina Shaddick, 60, bought the string of colourful ...
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101 year old teacher still going strong
A North East woman, who had to fight for her own education and has devoted her life to teaching others, is now inspiring adult learners – at the age of 101. While other people her age are content to e ...
National Service personnel should be decorated
Peter Loader draws attention to service personnel who served between 1949 and 1975, that their pay was abated and asked for readers comments to be sent via the editor. Like many who served, following ...
This week in history – 27th October 2014
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 ...