Today In Johnson City History: May 2
May 2, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported news of area schools. From Martins Creek, readers learned, “This School closes on the 3rd of May. Rev. Mr. Scott and our
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May 2, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported news of area schools. From Martins Creek, readers learned, “This School closes on the 3rd of May. Rev. Mr. Scott and our
Team '90s in this debate includes two Hall of Famers, four 10,000-yard receivers, and eight Pro Bowlers. The Jets began the draft with Keyshawn Johnson -- the last receiver to go No. 1 -- and the Colts grabbed Marvin Harrison with a first-round pick obtained via 1994's Jeff George trade. A year after trading up for J.J. Stokes, the 49ers found Jerry Rice's true heir apparent in Terrell Owens (Round 3). This class's depth, however, wins out. First-rounder Eric Moulds made three Pro Bowls and took the Bills' WR1 baton from Andre Reed; Joe Horn (Round 5) made four as a Saint; Muhsin Muhammad (...
Albert Newman A few years passed before the next freeman was installed in 1927. Appropriately it was Albert Newman, retiring town clerk after 40 years - a great and exceptional honour for a council official. Jimmy Thomas He was followed by an old Pill boy in 1924, the Rt Hon James 'Jimmy’ Thomas, MP for Derby for many years, a privy councillor and a Cabinet minister in the Ramsey McDonald and Baldwin governments. Thomas Parry It was in 1927 when Alderman Thomas Parry was elevated to the elite group for his outstanding services to civic life over 33 years. It was he who inaugurated the...
Poldark star Richard Harrington says he worked as Deliveroo rider in lockdown Welsh actor Richard Harrington, who played Captain Andrew Blamey in Poldark, had to take up the delivery job in London to supplement his income while the pandemic raged on The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Daily Star - 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. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscri...
Every parish and borough council seat in the town will be up for grabs on May 6. In 2018, independent Geoff Fellows won a Penketh and Cuerdley borough council seat. Jimmy Robinson gained an Orford council seat from Labour, as an independent, in the 1990s. He was a former Labour councillor. That came after former mayor Fred Phillips held a Burtonwood seat as an independent. Cllr Fellows told voters the elections present a once in a four-year opportunity to make the change ‘you’ve been asking for and you deserve’. He also says he offers himself as a ‘desperately needed’ al...