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4 days ago · Landowner Edward Abel Smith has pledged to build at least 30 new homes, three crofts and an eco hotel in the east of Sutherland if the Coul Links golf course is approved by government planners. The proposals, by Communities 4 Coul (C4C), have been called in by the Scottish Government after environmental concerns were raised by Nature Scot ...
5 days ago · The 1946 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 13 June 1946 for the United Kingdom and British Empire.. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
5 days ago · Leonard Edward Reeves-Smith, Chief Executive, National Food & Drink Federation. For services to the food trade. Sydney Mervyn Smith, Principal, Department of Education & Science. William Lavender Tanner Smith, lately Legal Adviser, National Council, Royal Naval Association. Douglas Ronald Snowden, Associate Director, Hoover, Merthyr Tydfil.
5 days ago · The New Year Honours 1958 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 31 December 1957 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1958.
3 days ago · The John Birch Society ( JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. [1] Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, [2] [3] supports social conservatism, [2] [3] and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and right-wing libertarian ideas. [12] Originally based in Belmont, Massachusetts, the ...
5 days ago · What inspired Fleming to write the ultimate spy novels? Did his success bring happiness? And how much of his own character did he lend to James Bond? This is a short history of Ian Fleming. Written by Dan Smith. With thanks to Edward Abel-Smith, author of ‘Ian Fleming’s Inspirations: The Truth Behind the Books.’
2 days ago · William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He founded Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York, as well as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1956.
