It forms part of Southend Council’s £5m programme of works to improve roads in the borough. Highways contractor, Marlborough, will be repairing and re-laying full roads and stretches of roads that require “immediate attention” between now and March next year. A total of 30 roads and 31 pavements are due to have been resurfaced by the end of the programme. The dates of this months road closures have yet to be announced, but Southend Council says two-week notice will be given for each one. Works for the following roads are planned throughout July:
London Road/ Milton Junction – including North Road and Milton Road
The Way We Were
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In its heyday, the Potteries Loop Line saw almost 40 trains a day use its route.
The railway line opened in 1870, connecting Etruria via Hanley, Cobridge, Burslem, Tunstall, Pittshill, Newchapel and Goldenhill to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road witha junction with the Manchester line.
By 1910, Hanley was the largest of the Six Towns, and the route was known for its severe gradients and sharp turns around the area - as well as in Tunstall and Burslem.
January 9, 1922 - April 15, 2021
MILTON, WI - Robert C. Gray, age 99, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Our House Assisted Living. He was born in Thibeau Point, Jefferson County, WI, on January 9, 1922, the son of Winfred and Myrtle (Dorn) Gray. Growing up, Bob learned to love farming, fishing, and fast pitch softball. He also grew fond of playing cards, especially euchre. Bob graduated from Milton Union High School in 1940. He married the love of his life, Penny Smith, on February 24, 1951, in Milton Junction, WI. Bob and Penny enjoyed 70 years of marriage before his passing. He retired from General Motors in 1983 where he had been employed for 30 years. Although Bob earned his living to support his beloved family at GM, his passion was farming. Bob farmed in cooperation with his brother for the majority of his life all in the Milton area. Even before starting at the plant, Bob farmed with his father as a young man instilling his passion. He enjoyed traveling with his wif
A man who spent most of his life satisfying local sweet teeth has died.
Bob Hiller ran the Rollin Pin Bakery in Janesville for 41 years, closing the business in 1999.
Hiller died Saturday at age 92. He hadnât baked for nearly a year, family members told The Gazette in February, saying Hillerâs heart problems made it impossible to continue.
Bob and his wife, Sandy, had sold cream puffs and other sweets at fairs for years, and they continued doing that after retirement, according to Gazette records.
Sandy died in 2007. Bob kept on baking. In recent years, he cut back to selling cookies five times a year on the weekends before Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Fourth of July and Valentineâs Day.