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150 Years Ago All sorts: Mrs. Beck in the Penrod block of Carson street offers for sale a ranch containing ten acres of land, a two-story house, kitchen, sheds and barns. It is situated near the Carson race track on Warm Springs Road. Included are a span of fine mules, a wagon, and a large stock of dry and millinery goods. A St. Patrick’s Day Ball will be given at Genoa to which the public is cordially invited. 140 Years Ago Tall bonnets: Communications have been received at the Appeal regard...

Refurbishment of Kings Lynn theatre groups building nears completion  | Updated: 16:54, 09 March 2021 A Lynn theatre group are almost ready to lift the curtain on their newly-refurbished premises after the pandemic has caused multiple delays to building work over the last year. Kings Lynn Operatic and Dramatic Society (KLODS) applied for a grant from FCC Communities Foundation last year to fund the refurbishment of their building. When the pandemic hit, lockdown caused work to slow and even s...

Roger Smith pictured with his daughter Justine on her wedding day. - Credit: Smith family Mrs Norfolk described her dad as being "kind, intelligent and having a wicked sense of humour". "He was such a wonderful dad and grandad and a loving husband to my wonderful mum," she said. "He was always so positive and full of hope even towards the end. "He was the life and soul of the party and along with mum was always the first one on the dancefloor." One of Mr Smiths roles was being leader of the 1st...

"HE was a gentleman who loved to make people laugh" - this is the moving tribute paid to Jim Hammond, former York teacher and stalwart of the citys amateur dramatic scene. Jim, who has died aged 88, was a former teacher at Shipton Street and Kingsway Junior School in York and a member of the Rowntree Players for 40 years. A veteran of Korea, Jim had also been the narrator at the York Festival of Remembrance for several years, held at the Barbican. He also played Noah in The Mystery Plays ...

A DELAY in inserting a nasogastric tube contributed to the death of a well-known Clitheroe figure, according to a coroner. Now, following an inquest into the death of 68-year-old Gillian McKinlay, Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen, is calling on the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to take action to prevent future deaths. Mrs McKinlay, the wife of retired GP Dr David McKinlay, died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital on April 23, 2018. The couple mo...

Rosemary married Ray at Sandown Methodist Church on February 6, 1971. When she died, on February 3, she was being treated in intensive care at St Mary’s Hospital. Her death came just two weeks after Rays, also from coronavirus. Rosemary was devastated - the couple would have celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary this week. Ray and Rosemary Scovell Mrs Scovell lived in Sandown her entire life and loved the town, where she was involved in many local organisations. She was a...

10. Sensible girls 11. Alice “Have put Alice in class by herself as she is unique and combines all the best qualities of each class,” he writes – and this is four months before that first kiss. Alice, though, is not so introspective. She’s out and about and having fun, well aware that there are other suitors close at hand. So while Vincent is swooning in his diary about that first kiss beneath the waterworks tree, Alice was writing about just another day. Her entry says simply: ...

Abbey grant work details yet to be confirmed Clane Community Council agm hears Expenses down during Covid 2020 year Reporter: );  ); Routine maintenance continued to be carried out on the historic Abbey building in Clane in 2020, the attendance at the agm of Clane Community Council heard on Monday, January 25. In his secretary’s report to the online meeting, Paul Carroll, said the Abbey Community Centre remains a key amenity for the people of Clane. “Traditionally we would hold our AGMs i...

Tributes have been paid to Joyce Richardson TRIBUTES have been paid to Joyce Richardson, of Walmsley, who died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 88. Joyce was the beloved wife of the late Keith, much-loved mum of Peter and Joanne, mother-in-law to Scarlett and Keith and a devoted nanna of Gemma, Emily and Sian. Born in Egerton, she was an active member of Christchurch Walmsley and a life-long member of the Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. She starred in several sh...

University of East Anglia (UEA) have some famous faces amongst its alumni.