Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Think of Burnham-on-Sea, and of course you immediately picture sun, sand and sea, and perhaps a donkey ride. This has been the case ever since Vict...

The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering...

Steeped in legend and mystery, the dramatic coastline of North Cornwall is riddled with stories of hauntings throughout history. The eerie wilds of...

Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, with its string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the...

Yorkshire has been at the heart of English history for over 2,000 years and has been shaped by Roman and Viking invaders, the conflict of the Wars ...

This revised edition is an accumulation of two decades of research and fieldwork by the authors, and presents a comprehensive account of the little...

Storyteller Tony Bonning brings together stories from one of the most enigmatic regions of Scotland: a land hemmed in by rivers and mountains; a la...

In the late 1950s and ‘60s, steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform ...

This is the story of how the Cold War impacted on the people of East Anglia. Had nuclear conflict broken out, the region would have found itself as...

Mansfield has seen many changes over the year. Influenced by its industrial past of coal mining and textiles, it still thrives as a market town. Dr...

The townships of Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme nestle neatly in a triangular area bordered on the south by the River Mersey, on the north-west by ...

From reports of haunted castles, stately halls, hotels, public houses, Roman forts, stone circles and even England’s deepest lake, to heart-stoppin...

Passed down from generation to generation, many of Nottinghamshire’s most popular folk tales are gathered here together for the first time. In the ...

A–Z of Letchworth Garden City delves into the history of the first garden city in the world, which was founded in Hertfordshire in 1903 as the brai...

Merrion and Booterstown is a noted residential area on Dublin’s south side, close to Dublin Bay. Its leafy streets cover a multitude of historical ...

The lifestyles of the people of Devon have traditionally been as diverse as its spectacular scenery. Little wonder then that the county’s curious s...

Bury St. Edmunds has an extraordinary history. The ancient Saxon settlement of Bedricesworth was transformed when the body of Edmund, the martyred ...

From the 1700s and the most documented poltergeist case in history, to the family home currently experiencing a third generation of paranormal acti...