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Princess Elizabeth is to wed Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. The court circular, issued by Buckingham Palace, last night revealed that the King and Queen had gladly given their consent to the union — which will see the 21-year-old Princess wed Philip, son of the late Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg. The marriage date has not yet been fixed. It will likely be during the coming months in Westminster Abbey. The look of love: Princess Elizabeth is to wed Lieutenant Philip...

Arthur Wright has finally won his case to put up the polished red granite stone with gold lettering in memory of his wife Lynn, who died in August 2018. She is buried at All Saints Church in Dilhorne Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance wi...

PLANS to revamp the upstairs of a Dunfermline High Street property and preserve its “rich heritage” have been lodged. Permission has been sought from Fife Council to change the use of the disused flats above the Sew Studio to form four offices. The aim is to “bring life back to this charismatic part of our building” and celebrate its history. If given the go-ahead, external alterations, including the installation of a door and ventilation, would also be carried out. A planning...

Janey Grocott’s house in Mein Street was built for Henry Wright. A descendant of Henry Charles Clarke Wright, the first owner of this Newtown, Wellington villa, which has just come onto the market, says research shows “for all his historical pomposity, he really was quite the scoundrel”. As Stuff reported two days ago, Wright is perhaps best known for his Notice to Epicene Women, which he stuck to the front door of the house telling electioneering women to “go home, look after their c...

A furloughed bartender and his student nurse wife are celebrating a £100,000 scratchcard win after a “tough year”. Jonny Wright said he “ran home like a schoolboy” with the successful National Lottery Win All Scratchcard, which he bought using the £3 change he received after purchasing chewing gum and fizzy drink from his local shop. Mr Wright, who was furloughed from his job at the White Hart pub in Quorn, Leicestershire, due to Covid-19 restrictions, said he planned to spend some mo...

Premium Content Subscriber only Killarney Rural Fire Brigade member Olivia Wright was just six months into active membership when she was deployed to the 2019/20 Canberra bushfires. What she saw in that time would forever change her perception of the lifesaving role. Rural firefighting has always been a family affair for Mrs Wright, with her sister-in-law Vicki Wilkinson and brother-in-law Kris Duncan both involved in the Massie RFS. But in her first deployment, miles away from home, she sti...

Published: 4:45 PM February 17, 2021    Emergency services at the scene of the fire in Downham Market in which Rachel Wright died in April, 2020 - Credit: Sarah Hussain A fire risk assessment at the home of a vulnerable 49-year-old woman was cancelled without being rearranged weeks before she died in a blaze at the house. The visit to Rachel Wrights home in Downham Market on February 24, 2020, could not go ahead because she was in hospital, an inquest heard on Wednesday. Mrs Wright was found...

Asa Wright Centre – ­a crucial natural resource Monday 18 January 2021 The view from the Asa Wright Nature Centre (AWNCs) verandah is world famous. The Asa Wright Nature Centre lies at the opposite end of what is traditionally considered a natural resource in TT. There are no heavy trucks belching diesel fumes, no oil-stained earth, just a stillness that seems to reach into prehistory and the calming music of the birds that are its star attraction. From its very beginnings, the centre was e...

These 8 photos shows the massive changes over the years in parts of Weymouth These images show shops, homes and streets in the Dorchester Road and Upwey area of Weymouth through time. Just use the simple slider device to travel from the past to present day and see how things have changed. 1.) Dorchester Road, Weymouth 624 Dorchester Road was once J.E Grays family grocer and is now the Castle Veterinary Clinic. 2.) Ridgeway Bridge - pre-1957 as the Halt is still in use 3.) Broadwey, Dorc...