Category Archives: Local History

The Fight for Berry Hill

Posted on October 25, 2016 by John

The Fight for Berry Hill An article by Cllr Terry Crowe As everyone is well aware by now, British Coal have submitted a planning application to extract 1.25 Million tonnes of coal from Berry Hill, by opencast methods, which in … Continue reading →

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The Home Pages

Posted on October 22, 2016 by John

Right to Buy = No Right to Repair?? Tenants applying for the Right to Buy their council homes may be surprised to learn that by so doing they effectively lose their right to repairs. Having done myself, when I went … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane

Posted on October 20, 2016 by John

Article by Dorothy Lear It’s strange and enchanting how vividly happenings and scenes flit in and out of the mind, when one strolls down Memory Lane. It has no sense of time or orderliness, popping up all higgedly-piggedly, and there … Continue reading →

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Lighthouse Letter

Posted on October 20, 2016 by John

Continuing the Bentilee Lighthouse local history column’s aim to “illuminate the Past, Present & Future of Bentilee” we asked local writer, and one-time Bentilean, John Dixon, to recall his memories of living on and visiting pre-60’s Bentilee…. You ask in … Continue reading →

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Grass Roots

Posted on October 19, 2016 by John

Article by Irene Smith Do you remember when the pall of smoke and grime from Potteries’ collieries and the steel works hung like a dark grey blanket over the Potteries? We grew up in a black and grey world, but … Continue reading →

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Bentilee Lighthouse Local History Column

Posted on October 19, 2016 by John

Interview at “The Meadows” rest home, Berry Hill JS (Me): Do you remember Bentilee when it was still being built? Edna: I was living in Bucknall at this time but I remember that the area was all farms, cornfields, and … Continue reading →

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