I REMEMBER Briddocks shop, in Upper Parliament Street, in the early 1960s - it was here I bought a copy of the American jazz magazine Downbeat.

As far as I know it was the only place in Nottingham where designer handbags I could buy it.

The shop used to be stacked high with newspapers and magazines from all over the world. It was... Read More

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Bob Pollitt wants to see the smiles of the people whose false teeth he carefully molds.

For years, Pollitt, like most with his job, has worked behind the scenes, creating the teeth that a dentist then fits into a patient's mouth. He has rarely met the patient.

"I want to see that human being, to know them, to see that smile," said Pollitt, 64... Read More

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There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and... Read More

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Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.

air compressor, aluminium foil, aluminiu... Read More

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It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling... Read More

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