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It was: 1900 years ago, on 26th April 121 that Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome (161-180AD) and Stoic philosopher (whose works are still read today), was born. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for...

Some 1900 years ago, on 26th April 121, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome (161-180 AD) and Stoic philosopher, was born. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He had been...

Robert Walpole became the first British Prime Minister 300 years ago, on 3rd April 1721. It was a title he rejected, but historians agree that he effectively created that office for himself. He was one of the greatest politicians in British history, but he had intended to be a clergyman, until his older brother Edward...

Seventy years ago, on 17th April 1951, the Peak District National Park was established. It was Britain’s first national park, and it was formed partly as a result of a mass trespass on Kinder Scout – the highest point of the park – just under 20 years earlier, which helped gain open access to moorland that...

Editor: by Tim Lenton   Graham Greene – novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist – died 30 years ago, on 3rd April 1991, of leukaemia. He was 86. Widely recognised as an outstanding novelist, he was the author of Brighton Rock, Our Man in Havana and many more. His first name was actually Henry,...

One in 20 children aged 11 to 17 is vulnerable to falling victim to serious violence, or even becoming a perpetrator by being sucked into gang membership in the UK. The worst blackspots are Middlesbrough and Manchester, where the percentage is not one in 20, but one in three. Based on these figures, the children’s...

For the first time ever in its 108-year history, Chelsea Flower Show will not be held in the Spring, but in the Autumn. The 2021 Chelsea Flower Show will now take place from 21st to 26th September. The Royal Horticultural Society, the show organisers, will still hold it at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. The...

If you do your weekly food shop at a supermarket convenience store, you will be paying up to £320 more a year than if you had used one of the bigger branches. According to a recent study by Which? Tesco Express costs £5.37 more a week, or £279 a year, while Sainsbury’s Local stores cost...

All in the month of MARCH Wear your Marie Curie daffodil and unite in memory Why not contact a lonely neighbour? Ten years of Syria at war How Sunday became a Christian day of rest 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall Remembering Richard Burton – Victorian explorer, writer and translator Combatting the spread of...

It was: 1700 years ago, on 7th March 321, that the Roman Emperor Constantine 1 (Constantine the Great) decreed that Sunday should be a day of rest throughout the Empire. 1600 years ago, on 25th March 421, that the city of Venice was officially founded when its first church was dedicated at noon. 300 years...

Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life care charity will this year celebrate their 35th annual Great Daffodil Appeal, which is held every March across the UK. The money raised from this appeal enables the charity to continue their vital work providing care and support to people living with a terminal illness and their families. The...

The public have been urged to write letters to their lonely neighbours, as the Government has announced a £7.5million cash injection for community-boosting activities. It is hoped that people will “reach out virtually and help combat loneliness”, says Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary.  This could be done either by “picking up the phone or writing...