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The one the only Charles Hawtrey
The story of Charles Hawtrey is one of those uncomfortable reminders that the people who make us laugh are not always the ones living the happiest lives. To cinema audiences he was instantly recognisable. The round glasses, the fluttering voice, the nervous little glances that seemed to say he knew…
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The Sad Staffy’s Poem
Today is just another day – to me they’re all the same I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the “Staffy” shame. The shame is in our numbers, there’s thousands with no home. Thousands just like me you’ll find, in kennels all alone. My mum was “just…
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History of Park Lane Chapel
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Being a funeral director gives me the opportunity to visit all manner of churches and chapels across our region, the sheer amounts of history surrounding many of…
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Pennington our own little Manor
How much do you really know about our area of Pennington? now I knew we had a long history dating back many centuries, I know our area was very prominent in the region, but I didn’t know our full history, the property I live in is probably somewhere in the…
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People of Leigh go ‘above and beyond’ with aid donations to Ukraine
This piece was written by Conal Cunningham of the Leigh Journal ourlocal paper,on the incredible effort from the great people of our little town. THE GENEROSITY of the community in Leigh has been described as “phenomenal” following a public appeal for Ukranian aid donations. Since the Russian invasion into Ukraine…
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Has Respect Finally Gone?
Has respect finally gone away? I guess its a burning question one that could have hundreds of different answers, personally my mindset suggests there should be only one plausible answer, and that is “yes”, now that’s just me saying this and who the hell am I to form any basis…
Life Through Ordinary Eyes 