Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown.
Perhaps it was never those halcyon days but one thing we do know is that come the Thatcher government of 1979 the idea that people could be anything...
BCP Council took over the management of Christchurch Cemetery from Christchurch Borough Council in 2019 as part of Local Government Reorganisation, alongside burial and cremation services in Bournemouth and Poole.
We assumed responsibility from the previous authority for historical data and records. At the end of 2021 we were made...
He was abandoned by his father at just 3-years-old and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic and his dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter died at birth. His wife died in a car accident and his best friend...
At the age of 84, Jet Black, the drummer for The Stranglers, "died quietly at home." He was a founder member of the group and had been residing in the north Wales countryside with his family.
With some of their most well-known successes like Peaches, No More Heroes, and Golden...
Musician Wilko Johnson has died aged 75, a statement on official social media accounts has confirmed.
The guitarist and songwriter was a member of rock band Dr Feelgood in the 1970s, joined Ian Dury's band The Blockheads in the 1980s, and also had a successful career with his own group...
Son: "Dad, I think I'm old enough now. Is there a Santa Claus?."
Dad: "Ok, I agree that your old enough. But before I tell you, I have a question for you. You see, the “truth” is a dangerous gift. Once you know something, you can't unknow it. Once you...
Veteran British actor Leslie Phillips, known for his roles in several Carry On films and the Harry Potter series, has died aged 98.
The star died "peacefully in his sleep" on Monday, his agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed.
Phillips made his first film appearances as a boy in the 1930s and went...
Charles Dickens was born on 7th February 1812 and died of a stroke on 9th June 1870.
Famous as an author of many novels and short stories and for his coverage of the unfairness of the class system at the heart of his narrative Dickens is still one of the...
A Labour MP who was the target of a far-right murder plot has criticised a "stupid, stupid, stupid" ITV series dramatising the story.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Rosie Cooper accused the broadcaster of using her as a "marketing tool" over The Walk-In, starring Stephen Graham.
The drama focuses on informant...
Tony Parsons the man who went from credibility to Toryland.
The weekly music magazine New Musical Express (NME) advertised for new writers in the summer of 1976, Parsons submitted a novel to the editor, Nick Logan, and was rewarded with a staff writer job. For the next three years he wrote about new...
