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Handling Dustbins – Sanitary Inspector’s Smart Idea

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 4, 1927 Handling Dustbins - Sanitary Inspector's Smart Idea An ingenious device for handling justice has been invented by Mr George...

Railway Expert Dies

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 4, 1927

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 18, 1927 A scene from the "Dark Lady of the Sonnets," (Shaw), which is being performed by the Swinton Players...

Vanished Industries – Recollections of an Innkeeper

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 21, 1927 Vanished Industries When Newhill was a Beehive Recollections of an Innkeeper There are few men in the district, probably, were better...

Smallpox Unabated – Nine Cases in one house

March 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 4, 1927 Smallpox Unabated More Cases in Mexborough and Swinton Nine in one house Though the smallpox epidemic seems to be dying down...

Council Chairman

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29, 1927 Council Chairman Mr C Winstanley (Swinton U.D.C.)

Diploma in Music

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29, 1927 At the recent Metropolitan examination held at the Royal Academy of Music, Mr Joseph E Beech Swinton, was...

Easter Wedding

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 22, 1927 Easter Wedding At Swinton Parish Church on Wednesday Miss Evelyn Taylor of 38, William Street, Swinton, was married to...

Former Curate Appointed

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29, 1927 Former Curate Appointed The vicariate of Swinton, which has been vacant since last February, when the Rev Frank Hutchinson...

Hockey Honours

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 8, 1927 Hockey Honours Miss F.E .Holland and Miss Wilde, both of the Swinton Ladies Hockey Club, distinguish themselves on Saturday,...