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The Prince of Wales during a ceremony to present new colours to the Parachute Regiment at Merville Barracks in Colchester. Picture: PA PRINCE Charles cast a careful eye over Colchester’s parachute regiment during a “momentous and historic” visit to the town’s garrison. The Prince of Wales, Colonel in Chief of the regiment, presented the army’s world-renowned airborne battalions with new colours - military ceremonial flags - at Merville Barracks yesterday. A regiment spokesman sa...

How did the Phoenix get its name and who was Doc Stewart? Brian King answers these questions and more in his new book on Dundee's pubs.

A West Yorkshire pub is catching up on delayed celebrations by marking Christmas in May.

Europe Editor It was boisterous, it was bittersweet. On 29 January last year, the European Parliament voted to approve the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, formally triggering the end of Britains membership of the EU and prompting a Union Jack-waving Nigel Farage to bellow that he "loved Europe but hated the European Union." The then vice-president Mairead McGuinness glowered at Farage, telling him: "Put your flags away, you’re leaving, and take them with you". After they’d left the chamber ros...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) recently published a precedential decision regarding the treatment of trademarks for wine and...

Todd Field Sun, 02/28/2021 - 11:00am Terri and Peter Ralston presented Culpovich with one of Peter’s beautiful photographs depicting winter fireworks over Rockport Harbor. The margins around the image sardined with hundreds of signatures from town residents and beyond. (Photo courtesy Todd Field) Rep. Vicki Doudera and Steve Culpovich (Photo courtesy Todd Field) Steve Culpovich with Ann Marie Kinser, Alane Dostie, Amy Phillips (Photo courtesy Todd Field) ROCKPORT — One day af...

AMERICA does not have an official day to observe the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, but “President’s Day” on the third Monday in February is a US federal holiday set on the calendar because of its close proximity to the birthdays of Lincoln on February 12th and President George Washington on February 22nd. As I reflect on the birth of Lincoln, and as we have just celebrated the birth of Robert Burns, I highlight the depth of feeling Lincoln and the Lincoln family had for the Sco...

Statue of man who did so much for the town was beheaded TWICE Heres a picture of a statue of Weymouth MP and town benefactor Sir Henry Edwards, which is in Alexandra Gardens. Sir Henry was a 19th century Liberal MP for Weymouth from 1865 to 1885 who is best remembered for setting up a charities trust which bears his name. Did you know that in September 1979 yobs climbed the statue and removed the head? It was found in the road nearby by a police patrol. This happened again in July 2003 ...

Friends and family were served a Burns Day musical treat with a difference last week. In celebration of the birth of our national bard Robert Burns. the Two Ronnies – father and son Ron and Ronald Swanson – shared a Scottish musical medley of nine favourite Robert Burns songs via Facebook. The medley included – Leezie Lindsay, There Was A Lad, Afton Water, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose, Ae Fond Kiss, Ye Banks & Braes, A Man’s A Man for A’ That, The Star O’ Rabbie Burns and Au...