Louise Parry

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Louise Parry |Justin Dealey

Image source, Justin Dealey/BBCImage caption, The hawk was nicknamed "Bomber Harris" because of the way it had been "bombing down on people"A hawk that was captured after terrorising villagers for a month is now being retrained at an aviary, a falconer has said. Steve Harris, 40, managed to trap the Harris's hawk on Thursday after it landed in his garden in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, using a cage loaned by local falconer Wayne.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Louise Parry |Justin Dealey

A Harris's hawk that has been repeatedly attacking villagers has been captured by a resident with the same name. Steve Harris, 40, told the BBC he had managed to humanely catch the hawk in his garden in Flamstead, Hertfordshire. It is estimated that the bird of prey had swooped on at least 50 people since early March, drawing blood from several victims.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Louise Parry |Martin Heath

How Corby was reborn as a new town 75 years agoThe first day of April 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the village of Corby in Northamptonshire officially becoming a new town. The Glasgow-based steel making firm of Stewarts and Lloyds relocated to Corby in 1932, and thousands of Scottish workers headed south to what became known as "Little Scotland". By 1950, the population had grown from 1,500 to 18,000, and it was designated as a new town the following year.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Louise Parry |Nicola Haseler

A century after her first novel was published, an exhibition is set to show a "whole other side" to the colourful character of Dame Barbara Cartland. The Art of Romance opens today at Hertford Museum to mark the 100 years of Jig-Saw - the first of her 723 novels. So, who was Dame Barbara and what else is she known for beyond her extravagant outfits and love stories?

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Louise Parry |Alex Pope

Police searching for a woman who went missing from her Fenland village several weeks ago have launched a murder investigation and arrested a man as part of their inquiries. The woman, who is in her 50s and from Christchurch near March, Cambridgeshire, has not been seen since late January. Detectives said they were concerned enough about her welfare to treat the disappearance as a "no body" murder case. AdvertisementA 47-year-old man, from Christchurch, is being questioned on suspicion of murder.