PERSPEX, the acrylic sheet product which changed the world, has been manufactured in Darwen for nearly 70 years — and still is. During that time thousands of local people have been employed in ...

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Aberdeen City Council's commemorative plaques celebrate significant individuals who have lived or worked in Aberdeen. Over 100 plaques recognise the contribution of these individuals to all walks of ...

From authors and painters, to historians and scientists, a number of figures have left their mark on the county – and following their deaths, have since been commemorated with a blue plaque.

From the JRR Tolkien at the Hotel Miramar to Mary Shelley's burial vault - there are scores of blue plaques across the town. English Heritage awards roughly 12 blue plaques each year to ...

Third, because amyloid-β plaques and tau tangles occupy only a tiny fraction of the brain, the authors needed a way of finding the relevant areas to image. Gilbert et al. started by preparing ...

Perspex International has confirmed there could be job losses at their sites in Darwen and Blackburn. The company said a reduction in the number of jobs in the area was due to energy costs which ...

For thousands of Australians, the world changed forever on July 17, 2014. A decade later, those who knew and loved the 38 ...

The couple first unveiled a plaque to mark Charles' visit on the ... But after popping up a perspex umbrella, the Queen struggled to get her arm through her coat. Charles, who was also holding ...

Ten blue plaques have been unveiled for stars including Sir Norman Wisdom and Leslie Grantham at the Royal Variety Charity’s care home. Broadcaster Mike Read hosted the ceremony, celebrating a ...

In 1900, a year before she died, Queen Victoria visited Dublin, provoking a ferocious debate within Ireland. Newsreel footage at the time shows that thousands of people turned up to meet the ...