This has nothing to do with my family history, but it does need to be on the internet somewhere, so I’m putting it here.
The article below dates from May 2 1996, when it appeared in the Braintree & Witham Times (more usually known as the Brainless and Witless, quite appropriately as will become clear).
The journalist whose by line it appears under, Eve Sweeting, may or may not be married to the music journalist Adam Sweeting. She ought to be though. (more…)