In this video, a unique restoration project transforms an upcycled toy car made from an old wooden coffin plane and vintage Meccano parts. The restoration took nearly 4 weeks and cost approximately 35 ...

The Christmas illuminations across the county have been turned on and present buying is well under way but it’s also a time ...

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A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker has been reinstalled at the city’s main train station. Born in the city, Frank Hornby was the ...

Before touchscreens and robot puppies, we had the slinky and scalextric. Suzanne Harrington takes a nostalgic dive into the toys of Christmas past Let’s take a trip down memory lane to an era of ...

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw has died at 85. He leaves behind a string of buildings that helped to define British high tech, derived from a design philosophy centred on structural clarity and adaptability.

Although now familiar to generations of children, the industrial process of die-casting only came into being towards the end of the First World War. Forcing a molten alloy into a mould under pressure ...

The 1950s wrapped “modern life” in bows, promising great toys and gadgets that could fix everything. The holiday gift ideas leaned into that optimism and offered barware for the grownups, science kits ...

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As Christmas shopping ramps up in December, there remains one noticeable absence that people look back on from a trip out in Middlesbrough. The old Romer Parrish toy shop on Linthorpe Road provided ...

Still looking for that perfect Secret Santa gift? Here's what Londoners of yesteryear were buying for each other, from health hazards to rubble. What do you buy the lady who has everything? How about ...