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Valiants' Premier efforts on show in a true classic

Allen Tankard in action for Port Vale in the game against Oldham Athletic in April 1997.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Two goals from Tony Naylor helped Vale to stay in the thick of the race for a place in the Premier League with just three games to go, writes Phil Sherwin

V ALE went into the game against struggling Oldham Athletic in fifth place in what is nowadays called the...

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The Memory: Swan Bank Methodist Church, Burslem

The Memory: Swan Bank Methodist Church, Burslem

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Swan Lake Methodist Church may have changed considerably over the years, but former methodist preacher John Gibbs still remembers the good old days,...

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Undefined Headline

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Want to test your knowledge of local history? Have a go at our long-running weekly quiz compiled by John Abberley. 1. Which three of the six Potteries...

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Your sayings

Saturday, March 06, 2010

"He's like a bear with a sore head." Mrs Wood, Newcastle "If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas." J Berry, Bucknall "I'll knock him into...

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Then and Now Upper Market Square, Hanley, in the early 20th century

Then and Now Upper Market Square, Hanley, in the early 20th century

Saturday, March 06, 2010

A LONE horse and cart can be seen to the right of the earlier picture, taken in the first part of the 20th century, where a statue of Sir Stanley...

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Nostalgia letter: I see myself aged 15 in Johnsons Factory girls photo

Nostalgia letter: I see myself aged 15 in  Johnsons Factory girls photo

Saturday, March 06, 2010

MADAM, – Seeing the photo of the Johnsons Factory girls printed in All Our Yesterdays on Saturday, February 6, pictured above, brought back...

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Nostalgia Letter: Friends and neighbours on our street

Saturday, March 06, 2010

THERAPY: Re: The pictures of Wood Street Celebration Party. Like most children in Wood Street, I attended the Grafton Road and Woodhouse Schools. If...

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Nostalgia Letter

An armoured vehicle from  1941.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

HONOUR: I have the privilege of writing the Roll of Honour for the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own 'Cherrypickers') 1939-1945 (1946-1947; the first...

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I held crown for our school's May Queen

I held crown for our school's May Queen

Saturday, March 06, 2010

MADAM, – What a pleasant surprise to see Jill Smith's photograph picturing former pupils (and me) on the Birkett and Roberts bakery trip. I...

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Nostalgia Letter: Great Aunty Lucy was a lovely lady

Nostalgia Letter: Great Aunty Lucy was a lovely lady

Saturday, March 06, 2010

MADAM, – Re: the anonymous letter printed on Saturday, February 6. I visited my dad on Sunday and he said: "Guess who this is in The Sentinel?"...

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