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The murder of John Alan West on 7 April 1964 was the crime which led to the last time a death sentence was executed in the United Kingdom. West was […]

This is the Glorious Twelfth, the first day of the grouse-shooting season. The sport is concentrated in north east England and Scotland, where it makes a significant […]

To celebrate what would have been Enid Blyton’s 102nd birthday today in 1999, the last full solar eclipse of the twentieth century took place, witnessed by […]

Many decades ago, my family – me and my parents – would visit an elderly great aunt of mine in Cheltenham. She was very interested in […]

On our way to visit Beaulieu National Motor Museum this morning set me wondering…. what is the most unusual British Museum? Motor Museums are not unusual […]

Twenty three years ago, John McCarthy was released in Lebanon after more than five years in captivity. John was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad terrorists in Lebanon […]

No, this isn’t like those Where’s Wally? books! Clearly this little chap is a porcupine but where in England is Porcupine? I didn’t even know that there was […]

On 6 August 1945, the USA dropped the first atom bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. At 8:15am Japanese time, the atomic bomb (named ‘Little […]

When tracing back in time, many people ask: How can I find out more about where my ancestors lived? To do this, electoral registers, directories and parish […]