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... WORKHOUSE Easington MP John Cummings said it was further evidence that the Prime Minister wanted to return to Victorian values. It meant the workhouse for the poor and the best care for those who could afford 1. 1 fear greatly for the health of m‘y constitu- ...
... as 142,000 Scottish families could not afford to feed their 255.000 children an 1876 Workhouse diet at present Income Support levels. At today's prices, a Workhouse diet would cost £5.46 per week per children - 30% more than the estimated £4.15 that Income ...
... SHADOW OF THE WORKHOUSE NO one has ever accused Mr. Enoch Powell of lack of courage. Throughout his Parlia-i mentary career he has always fought for what he considers right.‘ His latest plan, as Minister of Health, to spend £60,000,000 in the next ten ...
... Looking like workhouse Oxley (Wolverhamp's was once classed as 4 dential area. It has b deteriorating for along ! although still rated '€} To make itlook more 0f eyesore, _the council @ building front walls 1 houses; that makes 17 look more like a workhou ...
... New role for workhouse THE last dreaded shadow of Victorian-style charity will be restored to benefit physically-handicapped adults. St John’s Workhouse is going for a song at the nominal price of £1 to the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire which wants to ...
... BLACK GHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE? AN UNHAPPY Christmas faces unsettled workers at the Longwall MSC plant in Bestwood Village for the second year running. Many plan to take unoffi- A cial industrial action this weekend after rejecting the company's 3.5% ...
... A lively future for the workhouse? A DERELICT and often derided piece of Boston’s history could be facing a livelier future. The remains of the old workhouse in Skirbeck Road may be an eyesore but technically they’re also an architectural gem with a rare ...
... 1908 - fires at workhouse and mills A FIRE in a room at Belper Workhouse was reported in the first News edition of 1908 Mr H artopp, who worked in the office, entered the room to find flames reaching the rafters. He gave the alarm and buckets of water ...
... OLD WORKHOUSE DESCRIBED AS ‘BIG EYESORE’ THE Old Workhouse at Trysull was “the biggest eyesore ™ in the district, and should be demolished to make room for a convalescent home or an old people’s home, Councillor W. C, Allport told Seisdon Rural District ...
... A case of Christmas Day in the workhouse! It’'s Christmas Day in the workhouse for league clubs up and down the country and Wolves, Birmingham and Albion are no exception. The importance of the holiday games, there are iwo in 24 hours, was highlighted ...
... WORKHOUSE DIET AT HORNCASTLE 100 YEARS AGO SOME idea of the diet of paupers in workhouses over 100 years ago is given by Dr. S. A. O’Hagan, Medical Officer of Health of the Horncastle urban district, in his annual report. Throu%h the courtesy of Mr. J ...
... Christmas Day in the workhouse for RAF front-line men FOR more than 50 RAF personnel at Leuchars Christmas Day will be just another working day, ensuring that Britain’s busiest fighter station can cope with any emergency. retain a state of readiness in ...