Both David Littleproud and Darren Chester will now seek for the National Party leadership against Barnaby Joyce. On Saturday, Mr Littleproud, the party’s high-profile deputy leader, said that he had informed Mr Joyce of his intention to run. Mr Littleproud added, “I also took the chance to praise him for …

ON May 27, 1940, British soldiers mainly of the Royal Norfolks and Royal Scots regiments were fighting a rearguard defence in the village of Le Paradis in Northern France against the advancing German forces. Their actions were crucial to the successful evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk. Having …

And less than 30 years later, it would have royal connections of its own thanks to two of its famous visitors. The Crossways Hotel replaced the old Half Way House at Thornley in 1977 and offered a first-class hotel facilities after a £200,000 investment. It’s grand arrival took place in …

The world will be watching and Huw Edwards will have butterflies. ‘I’m always nervous,’ says the veteran BBC presenter who will host Trooping the Colour, the huge formal event that will see the Queen’s household troops on display at Horse Guards Parade and provide a spectacular start to the Platinum …

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the Queen that they will keep a low profile during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations next weekend and will only take part in official engagements after the Monarch ‘ordered the family to come together’ with ‘no dramas’ to overshadow the events. Harry and …

A Kirklees councillor who was ‘nearly in tears’ after vandals repainted a Grade II listed ‘Tardis’ old-style police box bright yellow says he is delighted it is being restored. Kirklees councillor Bernard McGuin, (Almondbury, Con), was horrified to see the wooden police box on Northgate in the village had been …

“I know that some people wouldn’t want to work with their family, but we all love it, and it really works for us.” A care home in Yelverton, Devon has taken its ‘home-from-home’ ethos one step further by employing three members of the same family. The Red House residential care …

In her first major public speech, on her 21st birthday in 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth gave this solemn pledge. ‘I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to …

A COURIER and logistics company which has a depot based in Basingstoke said its services is back to normal following problems with staff sickness which led to only ‘urgent’ items being delivered.  The Gazette was made aware that the Parcelforce depot in Grafton Way, Basingstoke, had been impacted by staff sickness, resulting …

Teaching a small group of kids on a remote Scottish island sounds rife for a Hallmark-style movie plot! Shetland Council chiefs are seeking an “enthusiastic” headteacher to take up a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” at a primary school on one of Scotland’s most remote islands. The island of Foula lies approximately 16 …