Embed from Getty ImagesI've found a 2018 article about Freda Jackson in the Nottingham Post. It's headlined 'The railway porter's daughter from Nottingham who became a Hollywood star', but I don't believe she ever went to Hollywood. It tells the story of Jackson's career in the theatre, films and television, but let's concentrate on what it has to say about her relations with Errol Flynn - they were in the repertory company at the Royal and Derngate Theatre in Northampton together: You can understand why notorious womaniser Errol Flynn might have been attracted to Nottingham-born actress Freda Jackson. Flynn, the ...
On the last occasion when one of my bouts of blogging coincided with the Rugby World Cup, back in 2011, I lamented the predictability of it all and commented that for me the tournament held little excitement, even though I'm a keen rugby fan. At that stage only four teams had ever won, only one more had appeared in a final, and a total of just eight had ever reached the semi-final in the six World Cups that had happened to that point. And four World Cups later, that statistic still holds good. Saturday's final will be contested by two ...
Ed Davey has sent out an email, which we reproduce here in case you haven't seen it. I was horrified to wake up on 7th October to the awful terrorist attacks in Israel, which we have condemned unequivocally. I have been heartbroken and dismayed to see the scenes of violence in Israel and Palestine over the past two and a half weeks. It is hard to watch the news right now. We continue to hear reports of the brutal terrorism of Hamas, which still holds more than 200 Israelis hostage in Gaza. And now we have a situation in Gaza ...
Was it really wise for the BBC Director-General to appear before the 1922 Committee to defend his organisation's coverage of the Middle East? When politicians start to dictate the way that the corporation can report news then we are on a very slippery slope, and Tim Davie, by his appearance, is encouraging them in thinking they can get away with it. The Independent reports that immigration minister, Robert Jenrick used the opportunity to challenge the BBC director-general to call Hamas terrorists.during the closed-doors meeting: A number of Tory MPs and Israeli president Isaac Herzog are among those angered by the ...
Michael's surgeries take place today and every Thursday during school term time. They are as follows : Thursdays at 5.45pm prompt - West End Campus (come to reception area of St Joseph's RC and Victoria Park Primary Schools) Thursdays at 6.30pm prompt - Harris Academy reception area All welcome - no appointment necessary!
