Updated: July 24 2021, 8.27am
Some of the staff at the special care baby unit at Ninewells Hospital in January 1976.
At 27 weeks pregnant, my attention has swiftly been turned to all things baby. More importantly what to expect when D-Day finally arrives and the little one (yes, thankfully just the one…) decides to make their long awaited appearance.
As a first-time mum, now I know what the maternity unit looks like these days, and the staff teams that work in them, thanks to my many routine appointments over the months.
It got me thinking – what was bringing a new life in to the world like in the past?
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John Arnold: I wept as I recalled 14 men for whom the Clonmult bells tolled
John Arnold recalls the bravery and heroism of those who died at Clonmult, a century ago
Members of the commemoration committee Jim Ronayne, Sean Hennessy, Tom O Neill, PRO: Christy O Sullivan, chairman; Mick Hegarty, Jim O Callaghan, Fr Barry O Flynn, Dungourney; Mary Barron and Tim O Sullivan secretary at ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the Clonmult ambush in East Cork on Saturday February 20.
John Arnold
AT about 8pm last Sunday, the strains of Amhráin na bh Fiann rang out across the valley from the townland of Garrylaurence, near Clonmult in East Cork. Three of us stood in silence with, as the line from The Soldier’s Song says, the starry heavens o’er us.
Former Bungay mayor Sue Collins.
- Credit: Bungay Town Council
A town councillor has been honoured for her tireless efforts to support vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sue Collins was awarded the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk s Certificate of Merit in recognition of her selflessness and sense of duty to the community.
Mrs Collins led the Bungay Emergency Community Support (BECS) response, with the pandemic beginning during her time as town mayor.
Lady Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk.
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant
In a letter to Mrs Collins, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk Lady Clare, Countess of Euston said: The innovation, collaboration, courage and generosity shown by so many across the county during this time has been truly inspirational and uplifting.
Around 975 Durex condoms are sold every minute. The global condom market is predicted to grow to over US$11 billion (£8 billion) by 2023, and Durex is in the privileged position of being the world’s most popular brand. Yet until recently, the young man who invented Durex’s mass-produced condom had been forgotten – even by the manufacturer itself.
The origins of Durex go back to the London Rubber Company, which began trading in 1915 and specialised in importing modern, disposable condoms for re-sale in Great Britain. In 1932 the firm underwent a game-changing switch from wholesaling to fabrication, when it started manufacturing in-house under the Durex brand. By the mid-1940s, London Rubber had the biggest production capacity in Britain, and by the mid-1960s, the world.