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I attended the annual commemoration of the untimely deaths in 1832 of 57 Irish laborers who worked and died at a stretch of railway track in Cheste...

Submitting... Prior to the Covid pandemic, members of Alfreton Male Voice Choir would don fancy dress to collect money in Alfreton on the Saturday near Red Nose Day. Pictured are: chief busker Mick Mullarkey, John Tate, Peter Singleton and Brian Thornton, left to right. The choir decided to perform their version of ‘The Ballad of the Refuse Officer’ in other words, ‘My Old Man’s A Dustman’ to honour Red Nose Day on March 19. Mick took the lead part, accompanying himself on guitar as he recorded the song at home, then the choir guys sang the choruses individually in their houses.

But a granddad and his grandson could not be closer in spirit thanks to a lockdown project. John Stamp started to write a bedtime story for his grandson Aubin in April as a way for them to stay connected and indulge in their shared sense of humour. What was originally intended as one short story has since become a published book about the 'crazy times we're living through'. John, who grew up in Stockton Heath and Woolston, said: "In early April, Aubin and I were chatting on Zoom and I said: 'I’ll send you a short story'. "I hadn’t quite worked out what it was going to be about y...