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GEORGE and Magdalene Zissler were teenage lovers who eloped from Germany and set up a butchering dynasty that lasted in Darlington for nearly 130…

DICKIE Bird, Kes, Oakwell and Albert Hirst black pudding - there's only one Barnsley. Promoted by Barnsley Museums Saturday, 15th May 2021, 6:25 pm Experience Barnsley Museum and Visitor Centre will re-open its doors after Covid19 lockdown to in person visits from Monday, May 17 Now Its famous folk, along with its unsung heroes, places, objects, defining coal and glass industries, plus so much more, is being celebrated with a free virtual walk-through tour of the town's acclaimed new look Experience Barnsley Museum and Visitor Centre. It was launched this weekend to preview of the revamped mu...

THE photographs in this week’s trip down West Fife’s Memory Lane look at a street that no longer exists in Dunfermline, Randolph Street. The first photograph is of the junction of Queen Anne Street and the top of Randolph Street as viewed from Chapel Street. The equivalent outlook today would be from the south-west corner of the new bus station stretching down over the grassy gap site onto the High Street. There were Co-operative shops on either side of the street as recalled by Linda Mason: “I remember it well. Co-op shops on the left side, drapers, shoes etc. Used to get my scho...

Save Our Libraries Essex has raised concerns about changes planned for the local studies area at Colchester Library

Date Time Olympic Families of Mosman ‘Olympic Families of Mosman’ is the latest addition to Mosman Faces. Mosman Faces brings stories to life through filmed interviews complemented by photographs from the Local Studies Collection. ‘Olympic Families of Mosman’ traces three Mosman families that have achieved Olympic success in sailing and swimming. Mosman, with its many bays and beaches, has seen much of its Olympic success in water sports, what is not so well known is Mosman’s family success at the Olympics. This short film celebrates the Olympic success of the Herford, Bethwaite and...