Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'World War 2' :: Page 1
May 16 2011, 4.30PM Lichfield Live
Successful WWII weekend battles through weather 
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum played host to almost 1,000 visitors at its recent WWII living history weekend – Being There – despit...
May 16 2011, 3.22PM Deadline News
Fire extinguisher causes explosion scare
By Kirsty Topping A CITY street was cordoned off for more than two hours – because of a vintage fire extinguisher. The Second World War device wa...
February 16 2011, 9.30AM WV11.co.uk
Grave of Wednesfield war hero discovered in Singapore 
We recently received an email from former Mayor of Wolverhampton and Labour councillor Phil Bateman who has visited the war grave of a Wednesfield ...
January 24 2011, 9.12AM On The Wight
Heritage Group Condemns Library and Tourism Information Cut-Backs
Cowes Heritage slam council plans to cut Cowes Library and the Tourist Information Centre
November 28 2010, 10.00AM MyPreston
Harris Museum celebrates Preston’s contribution to the war
The Harris Museum has been celebrating Preston’s role in supplying refreshments to troops during the two World…
August 5 2010, 10.30AM WV11.co.uk
Wednesfield resident seeks WW2 victory parade photo
We recently received the below email from Wednesfield resident Eileen Schreuders who is in search of a photograph taken in Wednesfield around V.E. ...
June 22 2010, 9.45PM Pits n Pots
Normandy Veterans To Lower Their Standard For The Final Time
Current and past school pupils will witness the end of an era on Friday (25 June) as Normandy Veterans lay down their standard for the final time. ...
