In 1954, as the centenary of the end of the Crimean War approached, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of articles for the Manchester Evening News which vividly described that campaign. In this article, [more…]
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, I recently had occasion to travel by rail into London which I only do very rarely these days. I found the Terminus much changed from earlier times with [more…]
Post War Britain I loved Christmas as a child: I would guess most of us did, but I am amazed and humbled when I look back at how much was achieved with how little by [more…]
The tables below have been taken from the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 51, which can be downloaded here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-surveillance-reports The report states “By 19 December 2021, the overall vaccine uptake in England for dose [more…]
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Monday Morning merry readers, it is quite a bit warmer and dry this morning, just as I prefer it. I have been out and about already getting a breath of air to give me an [more…]
“What would happen, I wonder, if the armies suddenly and simultaneously went on strike and said some other method must be found of settling the dispute ? ” — Winston Churchill to his wife, Clementine, [more…]
Placing the spacecraft in lunar orbit had not been easy. Compounding the difficulty, the engine firing, which would put the spacecraft in the right spot, had to happen while the spacecraft was out of contact [more…]
Jinnie and Paolo finally broke their clinch and for a moment stood holding hands, looking at each other lovingly. Then Paolo took half a step back and pulled a ring box out of his jacket [more…]
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