If ever one wanted an example of why the historic counties are not particularly suited to local government, this list of towns astride county boundaries is a case in point. From striking cases such as the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border on Newmarket High Street, to more self-evident … Continue reading
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New marker post on Lancashire / Yorkshire border
The Friends of Real Lancashire, one of our affiliated groups, invite you to attend the unveiling ceremony for a new marker post on 22 March 2015 and say: Walkers on the Pennine Way near Oldham will from this week know when they are crossing … Continue reading
18 March 2015
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Help the historic counties return to our roads!
With news of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s initiative to see the historic counties signed on our roads, we have produced a flyer for you to share and spread the word. Full details of the initiative, which aims to make it easier for … Continue reading
By George! England’s traditional counties can return to England’s roads.
Great news released by the DCLG on Saint George’s Day: To mark St George’s Day, Eric Pickles today (23 April 2014) announced a new initiative to support the ‘tapestry’ of traditional English counties, including getting rid of a Whitehall ban on the names of traditional … Continue reading