Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway facing uncertain future
| Updated: 11:54, 14 January 2021
Steam railways are facing a crisis as supplies of coal are under threat, the Heritage Railway Association has warned.
This means that the much-loved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is now facing an âuncertain futureâ, according to spokesperson Ian Crowder.
In December, Newcastle City Council refused a planning permission application for a new coal mine at Dewley Hill, outside the city.
The decision means that coal production in the UK has come to an end and has slashed the hopes of Britainâs heritage railways, which need affordable coal to continue running steam trains.
Fond farewell to Dad â legendary Stratford hairdresser
| Updated: 17:57, 14 January 2021
LEGENDARY Stratford hairdresser David Beacham has died after a brief illness.
As owner of Coiffure by David, Mr Beacham was a presence in the town since he set up shop on the corner of Rother Street and Windsor Street on New Yearâs Day 1958.
David, who would have turned 86 on Tuesday, died on the day he was due to retire. He had five children with his wife Shirley, who died in 2014. The family lived in Welford.
David s son Matt told the Herald about his dadâs reputation for lavish hairstyles. âHe started with old Stratford hairdressers Ladds before going to train in Paris with Section Dâarte, then came back and released it on Stratford.
Helping children stay positive in a pandemic
| Updated: 16:39, 10 January 2021
Claire Gibb, Stratford district school counsellor, talks about the impact of the pandemic on the wellbeing of students.
Sadly, in addition to the normal stressors of growing up, the coronavirus pandemic is massively affecting children and young people and increasing the amount of stress that they come under.
As a school counsellor for young people this has been clearly evident. The unpredictability of normal life has meant a big increase in worries and anxieties and low mood. This has affected us all in varying degrees, but for young people the effect has been profound. Trying to understand whatâs happening in the world is daunting â being at home, parents furloughed or even losing their jobs, school or no school, exams or no exams? Isolating from others and then expected to reintegrate into society, both in school and with your peers, health worries for yourself, for others around you an