Somme blast ‘blunder’ gave war advantage to Germans

Archaeologists who analysed the crater that can still be seen today found German forces used it as a defensive position in the First World War. The detonation of the mine at Hawthorn Ridge was later described as a “colossal blunder”. It alerted the

You didn’t just Give A Book, you Gave A Library!

Olivia-Joy Shepherd cuts the ribbon to open the new Library with pupils (Image: Andy Stenning ) Four little girls sit attentively in the bright green reading nook as author Farhana Islam prepares to read from her debut picture book, Not Now, Noor!

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