Tag Archives: Second World War

Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style

Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style

Now open until 1 May 2017 IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums in Manchester, presents the major exhibition Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of clothes ...
Blast from the past

Blast from the past

A woman who desperately seeks a wartime husband lives her entire life in a world frozen in 1939 – and she only ever uses an outside toilet. Joanna Francis doesn’t own a television or compu ...
Nothing for free

Nothing for free

A war veteran left devastated after five of his Second World War medals were stolen has received a free replacement from Russia but had to PAY the MOD to get a new one. Geoffrey Mellor, 89, was given ...