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POST AND TIMES - MARCH Moorlands woman lived under Nazi rule in Guernsey during second world war Life under the

... POST AND TIMES - MARCH Moorlands woman lived under Nazi rule in Guernsey during second world war Life under the German occupation remembered THERE are two things which make Doreen Stubbs from Endon go cold - the sight of someone goose stepping and the ...

Published: Wednesday 18 March 1998
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1241 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

12 POST AND TIMES MAY 31 1995 War veteran George does the honours for his family ROWAN SHOPFITTERS LTD Unit

... and Accessories Lace and Trimmings WAR veteran George Parry cuts the ceremonial tape watched by Geoff and Diane Glasse SECOND World War veteran George Parry had a proud duty to perform in Leek last week The twice captured airborne soldier from South St ...

Published: Wednesday 31 May 1995
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 494 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

POST AND TIMES - JANUARY 27 1999 11 Action man turns author X J CHAMBERLAIN by Gary Shenton OLD ELKSTONIAN

... writing a novel The Vicarage Gypsy (Minerva Press - £899) about life in a Peak District village during and just after the Second World War It’s story of evil involving Megan Oliver who was bought up in Africa as the daughter of a missionary priest She comes ...

Published: Wednesday 27 January 1999
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 698 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

POST AND TIMES JULY 21 1999 Walking Together theme for Sunday Schools parade FOR the first time in over 20

... Pentecostal Church St Edward's St John's St Luke's and St Paul's and All Saints It was the fifth time since the end of the Second World War o that Ball Haye Green has been the lead school They last led the parade in 1989 FAITH The choice of theme Walking Together ...

Published: Wednesday 21 July 1999
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 445 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

POST AND TIMES MAY 5 1993 PAINT Specialist help with financial problems LEEK CAB employs a part-time Money ..

... with a problem should contact the Bureau CITIZENS Advice Bureaux (CAB) were set up as an emergency service during the Second World War to deal with evacuee problems allowances pension queries and to help track down soldiers lost in battle The post-war ...

Published: Wednesday 05 May 1993
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1169 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

POST AND TIMES - JULY 7 1993' Times have changed Paragon vehicle technician Ian Whieldon using modern ..

... of what are now the Post and Times buildings in Brook Street Paragon Garage closed in 1939 following the outbreak of Second World War and Mr Chattaway went to work as aero engine inspector at the Rolls Royce factory in Crewe After the hostelities ceased ...

Published: Wednesday 07 July 1993
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 447 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Christmas Shopping Feature A Moorlands Dedication HEAT LIGHT & BATHROOMS Showrooms and Offices Salisbury Street ..

... Dedication’ - a new publication which recounts all 41 military flying accidents which occurred over this area during the Second World War Flying fatalities were unfortunately common around the Moorlands as it was a popular training ground for aircrews as ...

Published: Wednesday 25 November 1992
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1093 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

One long success story THE FIRM F Bode and Son Ltd of Leek is this month celebrating a magnificent achievement

... Bedford commercial vehicle sales and with the increased business moved to its present site on Buxton Road During the second world war the company became heavily committed to munitions work and fabrications made by the electric-arc welding process In order ...

Published: Wednesday 07 October 1987
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

POSTAND TIMES - NOVEMBER 15 1989 Ex-Mayor 'just can't get hold of a spreader' Coun Plant: 'I'm trying my hardest'

... to St Edward's Church by the Vicar the Rev Keith Jones He referred to the events of 50 years ago which had started the Second World War and the later sacrifice by Polish troops at Monte Cassino in Italy The Ukranians too faced a continuing struggle for ...

Published: Wednesday 15 November 1989
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1333 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POST AND TIMES - SEPTEMBER 10 1997 Protection A CRASH involving a school bus ai Endon prompted calls for action

... names BROWN Edge Parish Council are appealing for names and information about boys who were killed in action during the Second World War Chairman Peter Turner said: “During the conversion of our old school to our new village hall we found two memorial tablets ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1997
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1295 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

POSJ AND TIMES JUNE 10 1987 Heath’s master class IN A SCHOOL HALL IN LEEK A STATESMANS WORLD VIEW AS

... reason to bleat about Japanese competition The Japanese had had to rebuild their country after the atomic bombing in the second world war Now Japan had a better standard of living than the USA and was putting funds into the World Bank to help other developing ...

Published: Wednesday 10 June 1987
Newspaper: Leek Post & Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1370 | Page: 6 | Tags: none