Nostalgia

A stroll down memory lane

The panic buying of candles, a sewage pumping station exploding and ruffians being hit with whip.

Help is on hand at the library to find out who you really are

Discovering you descend from a long line of French aristocrats sounds like the stuff of BBC One’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’

Book explores history of town's fairs

A new book takes an in-depth look at how Stamford has let its hair down through the ages and traces the origins of one our most popular fairs.

A delve into the long archives of the Mercury

A demonstration against radioactive waste plans and a proposal to upgrade Rutland Water are among the stories in our Mercury Memories archive.

Meet Harry - the man who photographed Tutankhamun

A century ago, Stamford photographer Harry Burton was at the centre of a global news event which went down in history - here is his incredible story.

Take a walk down memory lane

The future of Stamford Hospital's in-patient ward was in doubt a decade ago while an adventurer was helping tsunami victims.

Take a trip down memory lane

Look back over some of the stories from the Christmas period in years gone by with Mercury Memories.

Christmas past has come to visit

Two boys jailed for stealing a side of beef, a switch to comprehensive schools, and a request to 'stop creating a nuisance of smells'.

The untold story of who put Stamford on world map

A new book charting Stamford’s industrial heritage has been published as a posthumous tribute to its author who died three years ago.

Colin Dexter, A Yorkie named Smutt, and an 'invisible' magician made the news

Looking back over what the headlines said over the centuries.

Take a trip down Memory Lane

From spy-tv cameras, a death by the visitation of God to a boy Christmas shopping with stolen money.

Take a trip down memory lane

From a woman being burnt alive to siblings being reunited with a locket 10 years after it was lost, discover what was happening in years gone by.

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

A man dragged from horse to have shoe buckles stolen to a careless maid starting a fire, discover what was happening in years gone by.

Model maker brings town railway station back to life

Bourne Railway Station has been brought back to life in model form for a new exhibition centre after years of work by a retired schoolteacher.

Take a trip down Memory Lane

An Olympic skating champion's support of a charity, plans to demolish a historic building and a robbery, discover what happened in years gone by.

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

A fire destroying a business, a local invention and how money spent on beer is distributed, discover what was happening in years gone by.

Road named after brothers killed in First World War

A village has paid a special tribute to three of its sons who lost their lives on the battlefields of the First World War.

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

A hungry London labourer who was sent to prison for stealing a pie and over a million eggs collected, delve into the past.

Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

Before smart phones, the playground was a simpler place – we take a look back at the fads which drained pocket money during the 80s and 90s.

Take a trip down memory lane

A tardis toilet landing in Stamford, the death of a young girl guide and depredators routed by the arm of justice, delve into the past.

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

A fight to save a railway station to the death of a man who fell through a trap door, read about what happened in years gone by.

Nostalgia

A stroll down memory lane

Help is on hand at the library to find out who you really are

Help is on hand at the library to find out who you really are

Book explores history of town's fairs

Book explores history of town's fairs

A delve into the long archives of the Mercury

A delve into the long archives of the Mercury

Meet Harry - the man who photographed Tutankhamun

Meet Harry - the man who photographed Tutankhamun

Take a walk down memory lane

Take a walk down memory lane

Take a trip down memory lane

Take a trip down memory lane

Christmas past has come to visit

Christmas past has come to visit

The untold story of who put Stamford on world map

The untold story of who put Stamford on world map

Colin Dexter, A Yorkie named Smutt, and an 'invisible' magician made the news

Colin Dexter, A Yorkie named Smutt, and an 'invisible' magician made the news

Take a trip down Memory Lane

Take a trip down Memory Lane

Take a trip down memory lane

Take a trip down memory lane

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Model maker brings town railway station back to life

Model maker brings town railway station back to life

Take a trip down Memory Lane

Take a trip down Memory Lane

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Road named after brothers killed in First World War

Road named after brothers killed in First World War

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

Do you remember these playground crazes from the 1980s and 1990s?

Take a trip down memory lane

Take a trip down memory lane

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

Delve into the past with Mercury Memories

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