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Looking back to when Norwich served Britain's army of smokers

They are a collection of rare cards published in 1928 and called Ancient Norwich…but you had to buy cigarettes to get them.

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Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Looking back to when Norwich served Britain's army of smokers

They are a collection of rare cards published in 1928 and called Ancient Norwich…but you had to buy cigarettes to get them.

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Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The 30 minutes which brought death and destruction to our region

It was 80 years ago when there was death and destruction across East Anglian skies as American bombers suffered their highest loss to German...

20.04.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The 30 minutes which brought death and destruction to our region

It was 80 years ago when there was death and destruction across East Anglian skies as American bombers suffered their highest loss to German...

20.04.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Looking back at the heyday of music in Norwich

It was 70 years ago when a band picked up their instruments and started to play at the first night of the newly formed Norwich Jazz Club.

16.04.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Looking back at the heyday of music in Norwich

It was 70 years ago when a band picked up their instruments and started to play at the first night of the newly formed Norwich Jazz Club.

16.04.2024 20

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

The joy of how old photos bring back so many treasured memories

It makes a job worth doing…publishing  photographs taken many years ago and then hearing from readers so pleased to see a member of their family or...

13.04.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The joy of how old photos bring back so many treasured memories

It makes a job worth doing…publishing  photographs taken many years ago and then hearing from readers so pleased to see a member of their family or...

13.04.2024 6

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Special service to mark role of 2nd Royal Norfolks in Battle of Kohima

When You Go Home, Tell Them of Us and Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.

09.04.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Special service to mark role of 2nd Royal Norfolks in Battle of Kohima

When You Go Home, Tell Them of Us and Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.

09.04.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Tree planted to mark special relationship in our city

It is an honour and a privilege to be asked to represent the Fine City of Norwich and it has been for hundreds of years.

08.04.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Tree planted to mark special relationship in our city

It is an honour and a privilege to be asked to represent the Fine City of Norwich and it has been for hundreds of years.

08.04.2024 3

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Fond memories of 'the Queen of the Norwich Shawl'

Born in Scotland more than a century ago she arrived in Norfolk during 1957, becoming a teacher and then one of the most important and popular...

06.04.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Fond memories of 'the Queen of the Norwich Shawl'

Born in Scotland more than a century ago she arrived in Norfolk during 1957, becoming a teacher and then one of the most important and popular...

06.04.2024 20

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Truly wonderful pictures showing life in Norwich's factories in years gone by

It is an exhibition which has captured the hearts and minds of the people… one which looks back at the golden years of manufacturing in Norwich.

02.04.2024 9

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Truly wonderful pictures showing life in Norwich's factories in years gone by

It is an exhibition which has captured the hearts and minds of the people… one which looks back at the golden years of manufacturing in Norwich.

02.04.2024 10

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

The remarkable man who went from worldwide adventurer to Norfolk grocer

He was a man of the sea, a Quaker, who travelled the world between 1729 and 1755 having extraordinary adventures before retiring to become a grocer in...

30.03.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

A great chance for railway pals to relive happy old times

In these changing times keeping in touch with friends and colleagues can be more important than ever…the opportunity to get together and have a...

26.03.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

A great chance for railway pals to relive happy old times

In these changing times keeping in touch with friends and colleagues can be more important than ever…the opportunity to get together and have a...

26.03.2024 4

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The bizarre poison-pen letter which attracted interest worldwide

Members of the jury…this is your opportunity to read the evidence and consider your verdict in the bizarre case of the Sheringham poison-pen letters...

23.03.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The bizarre poison-pen letter which attracted interest worldwide

Members of the jury…this is your opportunity to read the evidence and consider your verdict in the bizarre case of the Sheringham poison-pen letters...

23.03.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Remembering extraordinary Norwich man who transformed lives of so many

He was a wealthy gentleman who died 300 years ago but his memory lives on…thanks an extraordinary will and his wish to educate his descendants.

19.03.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Remembering extraordinary Norwich man who transformed lives of so many

He was a wealthy gentleman who died 300 years ago but his memory lives on…thanks an extraordinary will and his wish to educate his descendants.

19.03.2024 4

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Veterans shared message that there is no glory in war

They were living history lessons which began in Norfolk before spreading across the rest of the country and then as far afield as Canada and...

16.03.2024 20

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Veterans shared message that there is no glory in war

They were living history lessons which began in Norfolk before spreading across the rest of the country and then as far afield as Canada and...

16.03.2024 6

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Rachel's remarkable diaries give a unique insight into wartime life

She was a busy member of the community…talking, teaching, helping and listening to people in wartime Norfolk and when she went home she would gather...

12.03.2024 5

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Rachel's remarkable diaries give a unique insight into wartime life

She was a busy member of the community…talking, teaching, helping and listening to people in wartime Norfolk and when she went home she would gather...

12.03.2024 4

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Remembering an amazing Norwich showman and singer

He will always be known as our king of soul…the GI who arrived in Norfolk in the early 1960s and made it his home.

05.03.2024 4

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Remembering an amazing Norwich showman and singer

He will always be known as our king of soul…the GI who arrived in Norfolk in the early 1960s and made it his home.

05.03.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Thank you Sheila for taking us on a fascinating tour of our amazing county

As time moves on these books looking at the way we lived in Norfolk become more important than ever…they are a window on different times.

02.03.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Thank you Sheila for taking us on a fascinating tour of our amazing county

As time moves on these books looking at the way we lived in Norfolk become more important than ever…they are a window on different times.

02.03.2024 7

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Captivating pictures inside city factories bringing back so many memories

Behind every photograph is a story…and is a picture of a man who survived the first German bombing raid over Norwich during the Second World War.

27.02.2024 6

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Captivating pictures inside city factories bringing back so many memories

Behind every photograph is a story…and is a picture of a man who survived the first German bombing raid over Norwich during the Second World War.

27.02.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

The history man with so many fascinating stories to share

He is the history man and what fascinating stories he has to share about Norwich and Norfolk over the centuries…the places and the people.

24.02.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The history man with so many fascinating stories to share

He is the history man and what fascinating stories he has to share about Norwich and Norfolk over the centuries…the places and the people.

24.02.2024 20

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Time to celebrate decades of precious memories of Girlguiding

World Thinking Day is a celebration of 10 million girls that has taken place every year on February 22 since 1926.

20.02.2024 7

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Time to celebrate decades of precious memories of Girlguiding

World Thinking Day is a celebration of 10 million girls that has taken place every year on February 22 since 1926.

20.02.2024 10

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

The Norwich boy who was an entertainer, landlord - and true D-Day hero

As we approach the 80th anniversary of The Longest Day it is time to remember those fighting for our freedom on June 6 1944…D-Day.

17.02.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

The Norwich boy who was an entertainer, landlord - and true D-Day hero

As we approach the 80th anniversary of The Longest Day it is time to remember those fighting for our freedom on June 6 1944…D-Day.

17.02.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

70 years on from when the world's most famous comedy duo came to Norwich

The theatre has gone.  The hotel still stands but is used for other purposes…while the memories of two visitors 70 years ago remain.

13.02.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

70 years on from when the world's most famous comedy duo came to Norwich

The theatre has gone.  The hotel still stands but is used for other purposes…while the memories of two visitors 70 years ago remain.

13.02.2024 4

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Former chocolate factory worker Margaret, 90, is star at city exhibition

She is the unexpected star of an exhibition at Norwich Castle…making a dream come true for the organisers.

05.02.2024 3

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Former chocolate factory worker Margaret, 90, is star at city exhibition

She is the unexpected star of an exhibition at Norwich Castle…making a dream come true for the organisers.

05.02.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

Looking back to when our region was under attack from mysterious rockets

We watch in horror as we see people being killed, wounded and their communities destroyed in terrifying conflicts around the world and consider how...

13.01.2024 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Fascinating look back at life in Norwich factories in years gone by

They are wonderful and brilliant photographs of another time…when thousands of people went to work in large factories across the City of Norwich.

09.01.2024 7

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

The Gal Junie - a woman with a wonderful way with words

It is like a blast of warm sunshine on a bleak day…a book by none-other than the “Gal Junie,” an 87-year-old Norfolk woman with a keen sense of...

06.01.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Take a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and 60s

We danced, we waved, we clapped and went home with music ringing in our ears…join me on a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and...

30.12.2023 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

Take a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and 60s

We danced, we waved, we clapped and went home with music ringing in our ears…join me on a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and...

30.12.2023 6

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

H-K of 1950s and 60s bands from Norfolk in the The Anglian Beat

We danced, we waved, we clapped and went home with music ringing in our ears…join me on a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and...

30.12.2023 5

Norwich Evening News

Derek James

H-K of 1950s and 60s bands from Norfolk in the The Anglian Beat

We danced, we waved, we clapped and went home with music ringing in our ears…join me on a rock ‘n’ roll ride back to Norfolk of the 1950s and...

30.12.2023 8

Eastern Daily Press

Derek James

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