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Here, Robin Longbottom examines how mills produced their own gas to provide lighting after the use of candles came to an end FROM the very onset of the Industrial Revolution, mills operated 24 hours a day for six days a week. In the 18th and early 19th centuries during the hours of darkness, candles were the main source of light and huge quantities were required. This form of lighting brought its own dangers and mill fires were not uncommon. The most notorious was at Colne Bridge, near Huddersfield, in 1818 when seventeen girls aged from nine to 18 years old lost their lives in a fire...

Short and sweet Updated: Updated: January 29, 2021 14:30 IST Covid tests and near-constant mask wearing aside, mini trips are seeing 2021 off to a good start Share Article AAA From left: Gayatri Rangachari Shah with friends Noelle Kadar and Cecilia Morelli   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Covid tests and near-constant mask wearing aside, mini trips are seeing 2021 off to a good start If the past two weeks of my life are any indication, then 2021 is off to a galloping start. I’ve been on a two-day trip to Goa, followed by a dash to Jaipur, ending with a family wedding in the picturesq...

Global Grooves in Cultural Capital Kickstart funding success Date published: 13 December 2020 The Global Grooves complex has also been designated as the new Northern Carnival Centre Of Excellence by Arts Council England Global Grooves has announced that it has received further support from Arts Council England for its cultural capital project: transforming its current home The Vale, at Vale Mill at the top of Micklehurst Road in Mossley, to a purpose-built arts centre and the Northern Carnival Centre of Excellence. This means that Global Grooves has now raised £1m for the transformation...