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New 50p coin marks 80th anniversary of D-Day

New 50p coin marks 80th anniversary of D-Day

New 50p coin marks 80th anniversary of D-Day

20 May 2024

The Royal Mint has unveiled the design of a new 50 pence piece which has been produced to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.


9 Cadbury bars we’ve loved and lost as chocolatier celebrates 200 years

9 Cadbury bars we’ve loved and lost as chocolatier celebrates 200 years

9 Cadbury bars we’ve loved and lost as chocolatier celebrates 200 years

05 March 2024

As Cadbury celebrates its 200th birthday we take a look back at some of the popular bars we’ve loved and lost over the years.


RNLI 200: Two centuries of lifesaving history in pictures

RNLI 200: Two centuries of lifesaving history in pictures

RNLI 200: Two centuries of lifesaving history in pictures

03 March 2024

The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for 200 years but it’s a story that started miles from the coast and instead inside the walls of a city pub.


MOD confirms national events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

MOD confirms national events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

MOD confirms national events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

28 February 2024

The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings takes place in June and the government has begun to unveil plans for national events to commemorate it.


Royal Mail gifts Spice Girls their own stamps for 30th birthday

Royal Mail gifts Spice Girls their own stamps for 30th birthday

Royal Mail gifts Spice Girls their own stamps for 30th birthday

05 January 2024

The Spice Girls have become the first all-female pop group to get their own stamp collection, which is being released to mark their 30th anniversary.


Netflix confirms release date for final season of The Crown

Netflix confirms release date for final season of The Crown

Netflix confirms release date for final season of The Crown

10 October 2023

Netflix’s final episodes of The Crown will be released in two parts later this year.


Back to the 80s as Cromwell pupils take audiences on trip down memory lane

Back to the 80s as Cromwell pupils take audiences on trip down memory lane

Back to the 80s as Cromwell pupils take audiences on trip down memory lane

20 April 2023

Students at a Fenland school are set to take a step back in time as they prepare for their latest production.


11 chocolate bars we've loved and lost

11 chocolate bars we've loved and lost

11 chocolate bars we've loved and lost

15 March 2023

With Cadbury announcing it is discontinuing a chocolate in its Easter range we take a look at 11 other bars we've loved and lost over the years.


Tell us about your favourite old pubs

Tell us about your favourite old pubs

Tell us about your favourite old pubs

14 February 2023

There was once more than 100 pubs in Wisbech now they are almost in single figures. Tell us about your favourite pub of yesteryear.


6 classic cars that could be hot property in 2023

6 classic cars that could be hot property in 2023

6 classic cars that could be hot property in 2023

16 January 2023

With new research suggesting investing in classic cars could prove better than property we look at makes and models that might be popular in 2023.


A Victorian New Year: how the age of industry gave us New Year's as we know it

A Victorian New Year: how the age of industry gave us New Year's as we know it

A Victorian New Year: how the age of industry gave us New Year's as we know it

30 December 2022

Ever wondered why we sing Auld Lang Syne every New Year's Eve? Or, the reason why we take our decorations down in the first week of January?


The festive films we'll be watching this Christmas

The festive films we'll be watching this Christmas

The festive films we'll be watching this Christmas

25 December 2022

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year for films and there's ones we come back to year after year. Do you agree with our festive favourites?


The visionary builder who invented daylight saving

The visionary builder who invented daylight saving

The visionary builder who invented daylight saving

29 October 2022

Twice a year we change our clocks but how many people know of the man whose idea it was?


The rarest 50p coins still in circulation

The rarest 50p coins still in circulation

The rarest 50p coins still in circulation

13 October 2022

It's time to check your purses and piggy banks - these are some of Britain's rarest 50p coins still in circulation.


What it was like to be a Games Maker at the London 2012 Olympics

What it was like to be a Games Maker at the London 2012 Olympics

What it was like to be a Games Maker at the London 2012 Olympics

03 August 2022

10 years ago today I began as a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics and it ended up being one of the best summers of my life.


Remembering the sweltering summer of 1976

Remembering the sweltering summer of 1976

Remembering the sweltering summer of 1976

16 July 2022

For 15 days in 1976 temperatures raged above 32C leading to a record breaking summer that remains scorched on people's memories.


This is how your family photo can hang in the National Portrait Gallery

This is how your family photo can hang in the National Portrait Gallery

This is how your family photo can hang in the National Portrait Gallery

09 February 2022

Images of monarchs and world leaders are hung at the National Portrait Gallery but now curators want people's family snaps to take centre stage too.


Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

04 November 2021

Before smart phones, the playground was a simpler place – we take a look back at the fads which drained pocket money during the 80s and 90s.


How much would it cost to go to Hogwarts in real life?

How much would it cost to go to Hogwarts in real life?

How much would it cost to go to Hogwarts in real life?

24 June 2021

Ahead of tonight's Harry Potter Book Night, and with London's new magical exhibition weeks away, we dive into J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.


Has Covid killed off birthday cake candles?

Has Covid killed off birthday cake candles?

Has Covid killed off birthday cake candles?

22 June 2021

With parents worried about spreading Covid at parties, and a no-blow candle in production, has the pandemic ended the tradition of candles on cakes?


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