People power

I must extend my huge thanks to Jon Winder for his excellent article Swings and Roundabouts (July). I am currently scribbling notes which I hope to turn into a memoir of my childhood, and one chapter

Henry Jeffreys on his eventful time as a council tenant

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Three parish councils in the rural area of Furness in Cumbria – Egton with Newland, Mansriggs and Osmotherley – joined together to form the Parish Council of Egton with Newland, Mansriggs and Osmother

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