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HERE are a selection of archive photos showing life during the Second World War in Newport, including ration books and warnings against gas poisoning. In the South Wales Argus we reported how ...
Keeping spuds safe, from farm to space. Potatoes naturally produce steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs), chemicals that protect ...
Unbeknown to many, the Women’s Land Army was originally formed in World War I. However, it was after its re-introduction in ...
A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children's literature ranging from the ...
EXCLUSIVE: The farmer warns the Chancellor's family farm tax raid would put him in an "unthinkable" situation.
Rationing during the Second World War lasted for 14 years, from 1940 until 1954. Ration books were issued by the Ministry of ...
After a year of being in the Women’s Land Army (WLA), her back constantly ached, and she’d had to work in all weathers, often ...
The breeding season for the spring calving herds will commence on May 1, allowing for calving to commence around February 10, ...
Across the day, the children meet the animals on the farm, have a tractor and trailer ride, and are given a ration book. They will then get a chance to see how small their weekly items were.
A WREXHAM-based business is playing its part in a special anniversary. The Ration Room, known for its passion for authentic historical replicas and confectionary, is donating authentic 1940s-style ...
And that morning Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave assurances that there was enough beer to go round and that purchasing red, white and blue bunting didn’t need ration book coupons. There is also ...