Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse sits empty and undergoing demolition on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ...

He added that the Learning and Skills scrutiny committee had highlighted when they met earlier this month the “ridiculous situation” of proposals to close Welshpool and Llanfyllin ...

Ellesmere community arts group, Fizzgigs, is to recreate stories from the town’s workhouse in an original drama written by two of its members. The production will recount the history of the Poor ...

The story follows the titular orphan, who after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the ...

Tonight is expected to be dry with widespread clear skies and very little, if any, cloud cover. Gentle winds. Wednesday Tomorrow is expected to be another warm and dry day with plenty of sunshine ...

In 2022, following years of pressure from activists and changing societal views on mass incarceration, Mayor Jones followed through on a campaign promise to finally close the Medium Security ...

An investigation has been launched into the tragic death of a woman at a church yard in Cornwall. A member of the public alerted Devon and Cornwall Police to a medical emergency at around 6.30am ...

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has taken a swipe at her former This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby. Discussing her and Paul C Brunson's new Netflix show Cheat: Unfinished Business on ...

The site was originally used for the Mansfield Workhouse, then the Victoria Hospital, and a permanent display in the new building will highlight this history. The centre replaces an earlier ...

The Workhouse was notorious for its harsh conditions — a hot, cramped facility with broken windows and occasional escapes. It typically housed women and people jailed for low-level offenses who ...