T HE MIDDLE OF MAY, A WARM MORNING ...

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

The term ‘Merseyside’ was coined around the end of the 19th century. In the county reorganisation of 1974 it became the official name for the area that encompassed the boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle,

PEOPLE in Scotland love to talk about the weather, which isn’t all that surprising when you think we frequently experience four seasons in one day! Weather – especially bad weather – is our favourite

“And from the castle in the water meadow ...

There are many occupations described in historical documents or censuses that almost no one is gainfully employed doing any more. People my age may remember certain jobs that have gone by the wayside.