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March 23rd, 3 days £ 59 Follow the Highland highway to the bonnie town of Grantown-on- Spey, nestling in scenic

... marveilous scenery. We stay at the Grant Arms Hotel, a handsome hotel not far from the River Spo'y, Once patronised by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the hotel retains Its traditional character. During our stay we'li enjoy and included excursion to ...

Victoria Hall to face final curtain IT LOOKS like one of Wigan’s modest old halls will soon be demolished. It’s

... Victoria Hall to face final curtain IT LOOKS like one of Wigan’s modest old halls will soon be demolished. It’s the Victoria Hall on Pottery Road. I remember when I reported meetings of Wigan Deaf and Dumb Society there in the 19605, it was in a pretty ...

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... conform. But I wonder what the education authorities will think of this harsh punish ment in 150 years' Of course, our dear Queen Victoria has been on the throne but a few years and times are changing, although I can only think that boy chimney sweeps do a ...

Drunk oaf said pits were dead

... Drunk oaf said pits were dead WITH our dearest Queen Victoria on the throne, we are experiencing new and modern times. These new scrubbing brushes have been a boon to the housewife who now work for just 20 hours a day. Our men, too, are living off the ...

-«€ represent . the Water Committee as their chairman for 18 years, and, as Mayor of Wigan, he was presented

... Water Committee as their chairman for 18 years, and, as Mayor of Wigan, he was presented to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace in June 1897 to receive the prized Queen’s jubilee medal. To celebrate the recognition of Alderman’s services to the town he was ...

S JANUARY 28, 1901: A strong west wind swept over Wigan on Sunday and left its mark in damage in

... various parts, though happily not of serious character. The flags which hung at half mast as an act of mourning for the late Queen Victoria suffered, in some cases being nearly blown away, and the staff on the Parish Church looked to be at braking point several ...

BBC 2

... FILM: Mrs Brown (1997). Touchin% period drama, starring Billy Connolly as a Scottish manservant who helps bereaved monarch Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) overcome the grief of her husband's death. With Geoffrey Palmer. (C) 10.40 COPENHAGEN. Michael Frayn's a ...

AKing of Prussia S living In Wigan

... Forrest revealed that the King of Prussia was a distant relative of Queen Victoria and councillors all over the country used his name to please her. In fact, a pub in the Yard was called The Queen of Prussia, and in days long ago, there were 19 pubs in the Hallgate ...

BBC 2

... FILM: Mrs Brown (1997). Touchin% period drama, starring Billy Connolly as a Scottish manservant who helps bereaved monarch Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) overcome the grief of her husband's death. With Geoffrey Palmer. (C) 10.40 COPENHAGEN. Michael Frayn's a ...

Viewpoint

... 80 redundancies at a Haydock-based engineering firm. Generations of production which began at Ashton-in-Makerfield when Queen Victoria still reigned will have ended at Crompton Hardware by December. So the news today that Wigan has won the race to host ...