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Irene Hulme, second from left, with, from left, her brother Christopher Duncalf, nephew Leon Howell and mother Ellen Duncalf. Inset, left, Irene's uncle Cyril Hart and on the far right Irene's father Cyril Duncalf. Irene, aged 20 at Christmas in 1963. Right, Irene aged about seven or eight years old. Left, Irene as she is today.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Colette Warbrook

finds out why one particular area was streets ahead for Irene Hulme

T HE Sneyd Street of Irene Hulme's youth was a hive of activity. Whether being chased by angry geese or excitedly preparing for Bonfire Day, there was always something going...

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The Memory: the Wedgwood Museum

Saturday, July 04, 2009

WEDGWOOD'S didn't really register with me until I saw Fred Halfpenny throwing a vase on television during one of those regular intervals in the...

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A school days memory that is picture perfect

Barry Barker's photo taken in 1956 of the top class at Granville Junior School.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A S a schoolboy during the 1950s, Barry Barker and his pals didn't have the luxury of a bus to ferry them to swimming lessons. Instead, the...

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My first job: Alan Steele

Alan Steele as a child. Below, Alan today.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

IN 1960, at the age of 13, I passed the medical examination at Hanley Town Hall and was issued with the card and blue-and-gold badge that...

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Mystery Sportsman: Port Vale defender played on with the pox

Ex- Port Vale skipper who led the club to promotion. Who was he?

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THERE was no doubt about this player's commitment to Port Vale – he even turned out for a game when suffering from chickenpox. As a central...

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Then & Now: Churches Mansion, Nantwich in 1957.

Then & Now: Churches Mansion, Nantwich in 1957.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

CHURCHES Mansion has changed little since the photograph on the left was taken in 1957. But then Nantwich's beautiful Elizabethan landmark has...

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Burslem, 1981: Freddie Jones portrays Arnold Bennett for TV

Stoke-on-Trent-born actor Freddie Jones in Burslem during filming for Bennett in 1981.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THIS was the moment when two illustrious sons of the Potteries became one. The man in the photograph is the distinguished Dresden-born character...

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Nostalgia Letter: Poor nursed new mothers

Saturday, July 04, 2009

MADAM, – Re: John Abberley's article about the two hospitals (All Our Yesterdays, June 6). The City General Hospital, as John mentioned,...

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Your sayings

Saturday, July 04, 2009

"He hasn't got the guts of a ninepenny rabbit." J Smith, Newcastle. "It takes a rogue to catch a rogue." Alf Wakefield, Sandbach. "Eaten bread is...

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Memory Lane quiz with John Abberley

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Which? Who? What? John Abberley invites you to test your knowledge of local history with his weekly quiz. 1: What was being advertised on...

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