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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

Souvenirs from past times bring back happy memories for Jenny and Tess

Nothing much happened in the village DS Dottie Reed was posted to – until a body was found

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

Back in May, I was reading the May 3 edition and noticed the item about Gary Barlow being on tour on the “This Week We’re Loving” page. I looked up the venues and discovered he was going to play the E

ARE you still available to look after the twins next week?” Jill winced as she heard her sister Claire’s question. She turned away to fill the kettle, trying to avoid eye contact. “Tell me you haven’t