Robert Borland’s Recollections of World War 2 (part 4) The Importance of Radio The radio was a great assent to people, the news was informative but the plays and variety shows were a tonic. We had a ...

If you're after something of a nostalgic read this season - packed with local facts - there's a strong candidate from Billy Dent. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can ...

This story has been written onto the BBC People’s War site by Storygatherer Lucy Thomas of Callington U3A on behalf of Frederick Edward Astley-Jones. They fully understand the terms and conditions of ...

War was declared on 3rd September, 1939, when 1 was serving in the Torpedo School, HMS Vernon at Portsmouth. A week later, my work was taken over by an RNR Lieutenant, and I was ordered to Plymouth to ...