Committee chair, Cllr Gwynfor Thomas (Conservative), said: “There is somewhere in the region of 150 pupils in Welshpool (actually 132 from the report) and 123 in Llanfyllin. Are we confident that all ...

Committee chair, Cllr Gwynfor Thomas (Conservative), said: “There is somewhere in the region of 150 pupils in Welshpool (actually 132 from the report) and 123 in Llanfyllin. Are we confident that all ...

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 ...

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 ...

A number of events are being held across the area with street closures in Welshpool, Guilsfield and Llanfyllin to allow the communities to come together. Some of the VE Day events in the area include: ...

Burton upon Trent Union Poor Law Institution (Workhouse) : The register of births and deaths, 1837-1879, and the admission and discharge register, c1879-1900, are available on microfilm. Burton school ...

Guisborough is a market town in the north east of England, which is recorded in the Domesday Book as Gighesbore. Guisborough covers the TS14 and the local authority is Redcar and Cleveland Borough ...

What happened at Tuam? In 1925 a former workhouse in Tuam, County Galway, was converted into a mother-and-baby home which would be run by an order of Catholic nuns - the Bon Secours Sisters.

During today's Divine Liturgy, at the Holy Church of St. George Workhouse in Istanbul, he made reference to Pope Francis, whom he described as a "friend of Orthodoxy" The Ecumenical Patriarch will ...

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 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A street in Llanfyllin has been hit by an overflowing sewer and residents have been advised to avoid walking in the area. Brook Street in ...