June 2020

An old sign for a long-closed pub has been covered up - amid fears it will be targeted by people who want it removed altogether. The sign shows Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton - the man who gave his name to Picton Street, the street!-->…

British singer Vera Lynn, the so-called 'darling of the forces' who helped keep morale up during World War II, has died aged 103, her family announced on Thursday."The family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain's…

LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday (June 18) led a wave of tributes to WWII 'sweetheart of the forces' Vera Lynn, whose resounding songs helped maintain national morale, after her death at the age of 103. She…

There were days when Kay Canyock had to wonder if she would live to be 30, let alone 100. Canyock, who was born June 17, 1920 in Bristol, England, celebrated her centenary at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Brighton Heights where…