
Carl Jones looks back to a golden age for cinema in the area and finds that, despite all the closures and in the face of multiplex dominance, local community picture shows are once again finding favour

A small notebook tucked away for years has yielded a rich harvest in the form of a cruise diary — with an amazing twist in the tail. Shirley Tart tells its tale

Clearly, many things have changed for the better over six decades, says Neil Thomas. But then again . . .

Andy Richardson stops off at Craven Arms and finds the essence of bygone ages encapsulated in an astonishing collection

Nathan Rous discovers that, as the National Farmers’ Union celebrates its centenary, the problems the industry faces are really nothing new – and there is plenty of optimism for the future

Neil Thomas finds the number’s up when he dials in to some smooth operators