Nostalgia

Brisk stroll through the fields of village history FROM Magget Flatt to Baking Spittle, there are some fascinating old field names of Birstall. The intriguing aspect of them is how, why and when they came to be named so.

Setts and violence It was a case of either setts or mud when Birstall considered paving its new market place 120 years ago.

When nursing was military operation FORMER nurses from Staincliffe General Hospital meet up for lunch and a natter at a Batley cafe.

Mystery of Great War hero's fate It is now several weeks since the Batley News published my article about the Gavaghan family names on the Batley War Memorial.

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