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MORE than 100 people paid their final respects to Ellesmere Port's fundraising superhero Billy Birch at his funeral this morning. The father-of-four raised more than 113,000 for a host of local causes and charities over the past 26 years in memory of his beloved late wife Sylvia. |
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Chichester Hospital Radio staff have been saddened by the loss of two long serving and dedicated members over Christmas. Between them Ken Knight and Mark Hughes had given almost sixty years of service to the station.
Head of programmes Pete Crew said: “Both men were totally dedicated and professional, yet breathed the spirit of entertainment. |
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Monson served most of his adult life in leadership positions of the church. He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1963, at the age of 36. He also served as president of the church’s Canadian Mission, from 1959 to 1962. Prior to that time, he served in the presidency of the Temple.... |
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In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, following a special election. AP.
In 1943, educator and scientist George Washington Carver died in Tuskegee, Alabama, at about age 80. AP. |
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…Wike has no right to continue as Gov – APC …Opposition plots to frame our chairman, says PDP The Rivers State branch of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that the Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, had no business remaining as the Governor following his alleged inability to uphold.... |
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By Laman Ismayilova. Azerbaijani cellist Jamal Aliyev will give a concert in St. James Church in London on January 15. The cellist will perform works of such world famous composers as Felix Mendelssohn and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Jamal Aliyev will perform together with Eunsley Park (violin) and Daniel Evans (piano) at the concert. |
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Today is Friday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2018. There are 360 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1953, Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot,” considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris. |
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Readers of a certain generation will remember Maura Laverty as a scriptwriter for Tolka Row (1963), Irish television’s first urban soap series and forerunner to the likes of Fair City . Such was her versatility that she was also known in homes throughout the country for her cookery book Full and.... |
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In 1066 , Edward the Confessor, King of England, died after a reign of nearly 24 years. In 1781 , a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia. In 1895 , French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated. |
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. Today is Friday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2018. There are 360 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1953, Samuel Beckett's two-act tragicomedy "Waiting for Godot," considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris. |
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The family of a man killed in a plane crash near Husbands Bosworth have thanked the police officer who stayed with his body overnight. They say Chris Armstrong's body had to remain at the scene until investigators arrived and they are thankful to the officer who manned the scene. |
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