Tag Archives: Bideford Gazette

One Hundred Years Ago – December 1924.

Posted on 04/12/2024 by Tango Alpha

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ over December 1924, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. A notable feature of the Christmas was the overwhelming and unprecedented rush on the Bideford Post Office. All previous records were broken by … Continue reading →

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One hundred years ago – May 1918.

Posted on 04/05/2018 by Tango Alpha

The Ministry of Food announces that it can release considerable additional supplies of frozen meat. Therefore from Sunday last until further notice 8 pence worth of uncooked meat may be purchased in respect of each 2 coupons in the ration … Continue reading →

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One hundred years ago: February 1918.

Posted on 30/01/2018 by Tango Alpha

During an air raid on London a Gotha bomber was brought down by Captain Hackwell of the Royal Flying Corps. He is the second son of Mr W H Hackwell of Sudden Farm Langtree Torrington and he worked in a … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Bideford.

Posted on 26/11/2015 by Tango Alpha

by Liz Shakespeare. Today, our local newspapers are full of advertisements for Christmas presents, Christmas events and Christmas meals, but when we look at the newspapers of the nineteenth century, it is apparent that the festival was a less commercial … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years ago – December 1912.

Posted on 02/12/2012 by Tango Alpha

(From the Bideford Gazette). Advertisements for  Christmas. After the jollification of Christmas , the damaged wallpaper and the scratched paintwork will show up – in all these matters Mr R Pye of 8 and 9 Meddon St will be found … Continue reading →

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