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I asked my other half if he knew any FE drivers. He says he remembers when they had just two coaches Fraser had one and Eagle the other. Now thats going back a year or two!!

What sad news today that the genius that is Doddy will no longer spread all the happiness and laughter around everywhere. He was certainly a one off. I cannot think of any other entertainer who worked so hard , spent 4 to 5 hours on stage, visiting every live theatre in the country. His...

I rather think the main picture here is the Borough Building Society not the Burnley Building Society. The Burnley was further in the distance.

The dog was a black labrador and I would imagine when Guy Gibson named it he would not have thought the name would upset anyone. He seemed from what I have read of him to be a decent man and I would have thought that the thoughts of the PC brigade never entered his head. They have to twist...

Big Dave is absolutely right. We started out with Burnley Building Society and are now with Santander.

Can recommend a lad called Aaron mobile 07846658114

Congregational churches would not have come under any Bishop Retlaw. As far as I understand only C of E and Roman Catholics come under those.

Grandad's Great Escape with my grandson. Very funny

We 're not savvy with teles and laptops but if we ask our 8 year old grandson he sorts things out !!!!! What does that song say ? 'They'll learn more than I'll ever know'. How true

A friend just made me laugh with a text saying ' I didnt realise Mugabee was from Yorkshire until I read his name backwards.' Hope it makes some of you smile too.

My grandparents were married at the Baptist chapel in 1915 and my dad and his siblings went there to Sunday School every week. I remember going to see a concert there with my Granny.

The rules of the Lancashire League state that there must be only 1 paid player per team i.e. the Professional. Clitheroe were reported last season as having up to 4 paid players.They finished top of their league so whether they will be deducted points remains to be seen. I would imagine it will...

Glad you managed to get one of the books you have looked for for so long. Hope you find the other one soon.

I know that Whinney Hill and the works in Clayton were the same firm. My dad worked at Whinney Hill from Jan 1931 until March 1941 when he was called up. When he was demobbed in 1946 he went to work at Clayton, as I believe there had been a fire at Whinney Hill,. and he worked there till 1961...

How old is Brian Dempsey Bob ? What year did he finish at Nori. I am wondering if he would have known my dad. He finished there in 1961.