Photographer John Londei has captured the decline of the traditional small shop on film.

London may have Nelson's Column, but Sandon Hall has a handwritten letter from the man himself.

Wilmot Martin, from the village of Hixon, knew how to please a crowd, and he looked good in a kilt!

One historian says 1812 was the unhappiest ear in Britain's history, but how were we doing locally?

Lock up your daughters! The village of Hixon became the home of 3,000 airmen overnight.

In the 1840's Hixon in Staffordshire played a big part in the thriving salt industry.

Local history visits Stowe-by-Chartley, a small village with big tales to tell.

A new book has been published to celebrate the Staffordshire success story of Seddons the Builders