Jane Dickenson News Today

The Whole Duty of Man , a Protestant devotional work published anonymously in 1658, the English author reminds readers that all servants owe their masters, as a matter of conscience, “obedience,” “Faithfulness,” “Patience and Meekness,” and “Diligence.” In Virginia, at least, such ideals were not always met. For instance, burgesses were forced to pass laws in response to servants who ran away and to those who, while still under contract, hired themselves out to new masters under...

A NUMBER of proposed Active Travel Routes in Newport could be used to further promote the citys Chartist heritage. New routes for walking and cycling could be set up as part of the M4 Commission plans to link outlying Newport districts to the city centre and to proposed new rail stations. Chairman of Our Chartist Heritage, Pat Drewett, has submitted a suggestion to Newport City Council that all the proposed walking and cycling routes should be named after local Chartists. "By associatin...