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John Edward Gloag was born in London in 1896, served in the Welsh Guards in WW1 where he was gas-poisoned by his own side, and invalided home. Shattered by the experience, he was determined to champion new ideas for society and begins to write about relationship between modernism in design and society. His first books were straightforward: Simple Furniture and Arrangement (1921, the only book written with his wife), The House we Ought to Live In (1923, great title) and Colour & comfort in decoration (1924).

A MAJOR developer has unveiled plans to build 1,250 homes on the edge of Worcester. Housing developer St Modwen has joined Merton College in Oxford for the huge 240-acre scheme which would see 1,250 homes built as well as 900,000 square feet of employment land between the M5 and Worcestershire Parkway railway station near Worcester. The huge scheme would also include a new primary school, shops, and other facilities. St Modwen, the developer behind several other major schemes in and around the city including the nearby Weogoran Park off Whittington Road and the 255-home plan just sout...

By Jim Dunton2021-04-07T11:39:00+01:00 Worcester plans include logistics space and new community facilities south west of city Developer St Modwen has created a joint venture with one of Oxford University’s oldest colleges to deliver a mixed-use neighbourhood in Worcestershire that is targeting up to 1,250 new homes and new employment space. Merton College owns a 97ha site to the south west of Worcester that sits between the newly-opened Worcestershire Parkway station and junction 7 of the M5 motorway. Source: Worcestershire County Council St Modwen said that in addition to housing the de...

With no small part played by Cumbria Police. CYCLING: 18 youngsters pass their cycling tests under the watchful eye of Barrow Police in 1993 The youngsters were trained by PC Nigel Winter, who put them through their paces under the watchful eye of examiner PC Ian Darcy. Chief Inspector John Gloag of Barrow Police presented the happy boys and girls with their proficiency certificate and badges at a ceremony at the school just before the end of the term. At the end of training course all the members gathered together to take a group picture to remember the occasion. In 1997, a new...