Roll out the barrel!

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February

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Egon Ronay diesRestaurateur Egon Ronay died on this day in 2010.

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Black Dog’s Tail dockedOn this day in 1965 workmen entered the chamber of the House of Commons and cut down Black Dog’s Tail, the length of tarred rope from HMS Victory that had hung from the ceiling since the ship’s return from the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

ROLL OUT THE BARREL! Leyton’s very own Harry Hurricane is all set to become one of the brightest new stars in the show-business firmament. Impresario Lesley King – who knows a thing or two about grooming youngsters, and bestows fame with a stroke of his “magic wand” – says he has never met a young man […] Read on...

This rare mislabeled copy of “Crazy Daisy” sold for 3,000 guineas

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