Vanished Leicester: King Richards Road

Copyright   ©  Dennis Calow Alan Craxford remembers King Richards Road in the Fifties King Richards Road was a busy thoroughfare and bus ro...

Ukip candidate for Harborough has been on holiday in Florida

What is it with Ukip candidates for Harborough and travel? In March Clive Langley resigned when he found out he would have to travel to Lon...

Labour candidate says he will resign if elected

Richard Garvie, the Labour candidate for Wellingborough and Rushden, was convicted of fraud yesterday. According to the Northamptonshire Tel...

AEDC conducts space environment test for U.S. Navy

by Deidre Ortiz Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs 4/29/2015 -  ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN.  -- The Space and Missiles...

Little Gems

A few have asked for more information on the fabric  used in my Little Gems. Most of the fabric is from my stash and is probably no longer a...

Keith Vaz in action

Douglas Murray wrote on the Spectator's Coffee House blog in June 2013: I thought I might remind readers of something about Keith Vaz. ...

Buddy Building

Sticks and stones can be used to make homes.  Stones and sticks can be used to shape words in dirt or sand.  Sticks and stones can be used t...

The Clangers: Vote for Froglet

The second general election of 1974 took place on 10 October. That day a special episode of The Clangers, which saw them trying an election ...

Sense About Science: Making Sense of Crime

View image | gettyimages.com From the Sense About Science website: Making Sense of Crime brings together experts in the causes of crime and...