Around 1,000 red phone boxes are up for “adoption” in Britain amid a continuing decline in the use of payphones. Architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed the first incarnation of the famous red phone box for a competition in 1924. In recent years, with 98% of the adult population now using …
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The Canadian flag has been flying at half-mast at federal buildings since late May.PATRICK DOYLE/The Canadian Press The Royal Canadian Legion says it plans to raise the flag at the National War Memorial in Ottawa before the Remembrance Day ceremony – and then lower it again to half-mast. The Legion …
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Rev Canon Heather Butcher at St Andrews Church in East Lexham with the stained glass window which features in the Royal Mail’s Christmas stamps. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Copyright: Archant 2020 Thousands of Christmas cards and letters posted across the UK are set to feature a stained glass window from a …
Read More »Thousands of protesters are expected to descend on the Lake District next month to demonstrate over what they say is the increasing push to develop the national park for commercial gain. Protesters are planning a day of activism following a series of public outcries over the threat of commercialisation of …
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PUBLISHED: 19:00 06 January 2020 Julian Blair and Richard Mathias outside Rug Maker. Archant An independent retailer that specialises in bespoke rugs and counts the Queen amongst its fans has celebrated 30 years of business in St Albans. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this …
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PUBLISHED: 19:30 29 November 2019 Rowan Mantell The first panel of the modern Bayeux-style tapestry being made at Norwich Castle using the Bayeux Stitch. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Copyright: Archant 2019 A stunning 1,000-years-later sequel to the Bayeux Tapestry, beginning with the building of Norwich Castle, is taking shape in Norfolk …
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The majority of Geordies have a reputation for being hard workers by getting their sleeves rolled up and their hands dirty to earn a living. And our industrial background meant decades ago many of us left school and headed straight for the shipyards, mines and big named department stores that …
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