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The Avro Vulcan takes pride of place at the Avro Heritage Museum at Woodford. Kurt Thomas

Avro’s 100th anniversary year takes off
Celebrating the men and women who reached for the skies

Port Sunlight - a model for good living conditions. Paul Thompson/PSVT

Port Sunlight - a model for good living conditions. Paul Thompson/PSVT

Leverville: Port Sunlight's African counterpart was a world apart

May 1970 and female readers are in danger of having their passions inflamed by shiny red shoes and handbags.

May 1970 and female readers are in danger of having their passions inflamed by shiny red shoes and handbags.

When advertisers had its female readers tied to the kitchen sink

Dramatic Lindow Moss - scene of a historic archaeological discovery.

Dramatic Lindow Moss - scene of a historic archaeological discovery.

The archaeological discovery in Cheshire that made global headlines

We take a look at The Beatles’ continued impact on the fashion world

We take a look at The Beatles’ continued impact on the fashion world

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Why the style of The Beatles is still fashionable today

The Michael oak in Midlothian

The Michael oak in Midlothian

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Dozen ‘magnificent oaks’ on shortlist for annual Tree of the Year competition

Paradise Mill is looming large again. Kirsty Thompson

Paradise Mill is looming large again. Kirsty Thompson

Weaving the past into the present in Cheshire's SilkTown

Tabley House was built in the Palladian style, very on trend in the mid-18th century

Tabley House was built in the Palladian style, very on trend in the mid-18th century

One of the UK’s most important collections of Regency art is in Cheshire

The Banqueting Room was built around 1460 and known as the Grand Parlour, for entertaining guests of a similar status. It is now used for weddings.

The Banqueting Room was built around 1460 and known as the Grand Parlour, for entertaining guests of a similar status. It is now used for weddings.

A private visit to the jewel in Stockport ’s crown, Bramall Hall in Bramhall

'The observatory and science park, set amid rural farmsteads, has added a frisson of science fiction to the Cheshire countryside'.

'The observatory and science park, set amid rural farmsteads, has added a frisson of science fiction to the Cheshire countryside'.

The Cold War links to Cheshire's iconic Lovell telescope

The Dinky Toy Oldsmobile fetched £992 when it sold on the online auction site earlier this week

The Dinky Toy Oldsmobile fetched £992 when it sold on the online auction site earlier this week

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Check your attics as classic toy sells for nearly £1,000 on eBay

Lyme Hall has an absorbing history

Lyme Hall has an absorbing history

The fascinating history of Lyme Hall

Blickling Estate, Norfolk

Blickling Estate, Norfolk

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How National Trust estates safeguard their treasures from pests

Women launchers at Hauxley, Northumberland

Women launchers at Hauxley, Northumberland

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Photos offer glimpse of RNLI heroism on 200th anniversary

Find out how you can get the new 50p coin made by the Royal Mint in celebration of the RNLI.

Find out how you can get the new 50p coin made by the Royal Mint in celebration of the RNLI.

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Royal Mint creates new 50p coin celebrating 200 years of the RNLI

The drawing room was very much a statement of wealth and taste

The drawing room was very much a statement of wealth and taste

The history of Arley Hall near Northwich

The eight Viking stamps are being issued by the Royal Mail

The eight Viking stamps are being issued by the Royal Mail

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Royal Mail releases new stamps to celebrate Viking history

Magnificent Speke Hall, the wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house on the outskirts of Liverpool

Magnificent Speke Hall, the wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house on the outskirts of Liverpool

A visit to 16th-century treasure Speke Hall

Sir Michael Palin, who has called for urgent action to save churches across the UK, which he described as

Sir Michael Palin, who has called for urgent action to save churches across the UK, which he described as

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Sir Michael Palin on the single biggest heritage challenge facing the UK

Churton Hall came into the Barnston family through marriage, in 1569 PHOTO: Kirsty Thompson

Churton Hall came into the Barnston family through marriage, in 1569 PHOTO: Kirsty Thompson

The redevelopment of Churton Hall on the Barnston Estate

Dorfold Hall has remained within the same family lineage since it was built (c) Christopher John

Dorfold Hall has remained within the same family lineage since it was built (c) Christopher John

The history of Dorfold Hall in Nantwich

Arley Hall, Cheshire features in Fool Me Once on Netflix along with a variety of other north west locations

Arley Hall, Cheshire features in Fool Me Once on Netflix along with a variety of other north west locations

Netflix series Fool Me Once was filmed across the north west - See the locations

Auld Lang Syne means 'for the sake of old times' or 'time gone by'. (Canva/PA)

Auld Lang Syne means 'for the sake of old times' or 'time gone by'. (Canva/PA)

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What does the New Year's Eve song 'Auld Lang Syne' mean?

Did you know this was when Boxing Day first became a bank holiday in the UK?

Did you know this was when Boxing Day first became a bank holiday in the UK?

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Why do they call it Boxing Day? How Victorians invented the Christmas holiday

Quarry Bank Mill in wintertime pictured by Frances Trainer

Quarry Bank Mill in wintertime pictured by Frances Trainer

Life and labour at Quarry Bank Mill

Do you still do any of these Christmas traditions? Take our poll.

Do you still do any of these Christmas traditions? Take our poll.

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See the 'time-honoured' Christmas traditions in decline - what would you save?

Portrait of Warrington-born jockey Steve Donoghue at the town's museum being unveiled in 2017. (c) Warrington Guardian

Portrait of Warrington-born jockey Steve Donoghue at the town's museum being unveiled in 2017. (c) Warrington Guardian

The only jockey to win the Triple Crown of Classics twice