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THE photographs in this week’s trip down West Fife’s Memory Lane look at a street that no longer exists in Dunfermline, Randolph Street. The first photograph is of the junction of Queen Anne Street and the top of Randolph Street as viewed from Chapel Street. The equivalent outlook today would be from the south-west corner of the new bus station stretching down over the grassy gap site onto the High Street. There were Co-operative shops on either side of the street as recalled by Linda Mason: “I remember it well. Co-op shops on the left side, drapers, shoes etc. Used to get my school shoes there as there was only one place that had ‘Start Rite’ shoes for flat fleet – you had to put your feet in a measuring machine to make sure of a right fit. Horses were kept on the right-hand side for the Co-op milk carts. The office was upstairs where the ‘dividend’ was collected. I had my wedding reception in the Unitas Hall in 1973.”
by David Prior
Lancashire-headquartered Hotter Shoes has reported a 27% growth in its online sales, six months after closing 59 of its 82 stores and committing to a digital-first future.
The shoe retailer said sales were up year on year in the six weeks to December 31st, with Black Friday sales up 24% compared to 2019.
Hotter owner Electra Private Equity PLC launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) last July in a move to avoid the possibility of administration.
Chief executive Ian Watson, the former Start Rite chief executive who was appointed in March 2019, said: Despite the uncertainty and tough retail environment brought on by both Brexit and the Coronavirus pandemic over the last 12 months, we have had a strong year.
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11:30 AM January 16, 2021
Edna Quinton, a resident at Harker House, has turned 100 and received her first Covid-19 vaccination.
- Credit: Harker House
A retired Norwich factory worker has marked her 100th birthday with a telegram from the Queen and her first coronavirus jab.
Edna Quinton, a resident at Harker House care home, in Long Stratton, received her first dose of the vaccine on Friday, after celebrating the milestone birthday on January 10.
In her lifetime, the centenarian has seen many other significant vaccine programmes rolled out including diphtheria, TB, polio, measles and flu.
Edna Quinton has celebrated her 100th birthday, pictured with her telegram from the Queen and her Covid-19 vaccination leaflet.