George Simonds News Today

Wonder what exactly was Guy Ritchie thinking when he made Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre movie.

There are elements of parody, but Operation Fortune is not broad enough to be a spoof. It's weirdly empty.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Springfield, Vt., man who had been incarcerated for more than eight years for sex offenses against minors was set free from prison last week after pleading guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct with a 5-year-old girl that...

Our thanks go out to a sharp-eyed Bygones reader this week, who informed us that a for sale sign has gone up on Cemetery Junction Arch, so we are using this as an excuse to delve into the history of one of the Reading’s most iconic landmarks. Situated in the Newtown area of east Reading, adjacent to the junction of the A4 Bath Road and the A329 road from Wokingham, it is a grade II listed structure. Built in 1843 by William Brown, the building serves as a two-storey ornamental gatehouse...