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Many coastal towns across the country were simply the place be for a day out or full on holiday. Rhyl was one such town, and has been a favourite destination for summer holidays for generations, people came from far and wide to enjoy the long sandy beach and bustling front. We recently asked readers for their memories of the North Wales seaside town. Combining some of your recollections with a fantastic collection of postcards from history columnist, the late Elvet Pierce, courtesy of ...

A Gravesend theatre has been transformed into Kent’s second large-scale vaccination centre, hopefully bringing the pandemic into its final act. The Woodville, inside the civic centre, now accommodates four vaccination pods at full capacity, and will soon operate from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, to deliver thousands of daily vaccinations . The centre will serve members of the public aged 70 years and over, including over 80s who have not yet been vaccinated. Patients will be contac...

Covid vaccine centre in Gravesend opens for north Kent covering Medway, Dartford and Gravesham  |  Updated: 18:26, 02 February 2021 Mass vaccine centres in Kent will be capable of giving 15 vaccines per minute when they are all fully operational. The four sites – in Folkestone, Gravesend, Tonbridge and Thanet – are open or due to open imminently with a combined capacity of 11,000 patients every day. Gina Bii vaccinates a patient at the Gravesend mass vaccine centre at The Woodville ...

1. Complete the lyrics: “When I first saw you/With your smile so tender” 2. Complete the lyrics: “When my life is through/And the angels ask me to recall” 3. Complete the lyrics: “Ill buy you a diamond ring, my friend/If it makes you feel alright” 4. Complete the lyrics: “I just cant believe you could forget me” 5. Complete the lyrics: “Down the road I look and there runs Mary/Hair of gold and lips like cherries” 6. Complete the lyrics: “To waste our lives would be a sin�...

Tributes paid to popular singer and poet who became a Derby legend He was well-known in the city Derby poet and musician Stephen Vaughan Williams (Image: Gordon Kerr) Never miss another Derbyshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Ou...

It’s said that when Norman Lamont was chancellor of the exchequer and there was bad news on the economy to impart, the tie he wore was dark, plain and sombre, whereas if he wanted to talk about “green

The biggest names to grace Teessides theatres - and the showstopping facts you might not know From the time Mick Jagger got hit in the face by a coin to The Beatles playing the night JFK was shot, we shine a spotlight on the venues that will need our help when they reopen after the coronavirus pandemic Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these n...

19 December 2020 • 6:00am Meghan Markle is to present a series of podcasts with Prince Harry, featuring ‘stories of hope and compassion from inspirational guests’ Credit: Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images God bless Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. I’m sure they mean well. But if I have to listen to their new podcast, I fear my toes will curl so violently that surgeons will be helpless to straighten them out again. The promotional trailer is painful enough – with its earnest prom...

Tributes to legendary Liverpool city centre flower seller Vera Veras family ran stalls in Liverpool city centre for nearly 100 years and she served the Beatles and Ken Dodd Vera Simcock (nee Shields) known as Liverpools longest-serving flower seller, with her granddaughter Lydia A tumultuous time for our city - sign up for the Liverpool Echo newsletter so you dont miss the big storiesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the informat...

Welcome to my home town: Why there’s more to Blackpool than its tacky, tawdry image Simon Richmond © Provided by The Independent During lockdown, many of us made the pilgrimage back to our family homes – and rediscovered them through fresh eyes. Part guide, part love letter, “Home towns” is a new series in which we celebrate where we’re from. After all, it could be a while before we can go anywhere else… “All anyone does is make fun of Blackpool”. That’s what...