A shoplifter returned twice to steal dozens of condoms from a Burton chemist.
Gary Knight, 38, of Derby Street, Burton, admitting stealing the condoms from Dean and Smedley Chemist, in Burton, firstly on March 20.
He also pleaded guilty to returning an…
REPORTS of a collision involving a car and a rubbish truck, which left a worker with serious injuries “reminds us all of the risks taken” to provide vital services to residents, a councillor has said.The bin man was working behind the lorry when it was…
Tucked away on a little estuary in South Cornwall lies a seaside town where a British comedy legend was a local.
The fishing town of Fowey is nestled at the mouth of the River Fowey and became a trade hotspot – as well as gaining a reputation for pirac…
The West Newton A wellsite near Sproatley in East Yorkshire
Rathlin Energy (UK) was denied permission to drill up to six new wells for petroleum and start production from two boreholes already drilled on farmland near Sproatley.
More than 1,000…
Thanks to the efforts of Mike Petty, we retrace some of the news and features stretching back to the 19th century.
You can keep up to date with his researches through his Fenland History on Facebook group.
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ladder with just one step secured a new £40,000 prize for a graduate designer.
Cameron Rowley, 23, won the Conran Shop’s inaugural Designer of the Future award with his One Step Ladder design.
(The Conran Shop)
Mr Rowley, a graduate of Kingsto…
At Cork Airport Chris Green summoned the bottle to ask a long-time hero for a selfie.
The image was ‘bobbins’ but it planted a seed of an idea.
Twelve years later that chance meeting with Paul Weller has spawned a movie.
Inspired by the music of probab…
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The “pointless” enforcement of EU rules on Irish Sea trade is threatening Marks and Spencer’s business operations on the island of Ireland, its chairman has warned.
Archie Norman outlined his concerns about the impact of post-Brexi…
Known for its enduring, no-nonsense, short take-off and landing (STOL) Islander – an aircraft it has been building since the 1960s – tiny Britten-Norman might seem an unlikely trailblazer in commercial aviation’s quest for sustainability.
However, …