Margaret Kitson got in touch all the way from Colchester after a recent Glasgow Times feature on Kinning Park. “Kinning Park Town Hall had a Binns organ, which I understand was given by a Mrs Henderson and family,” she explains. “It was built in 1902 and presumably put into Kinning Park Town Hall in 1903 when the hall opened. “Would any Glasgow Times readers be able to help? Get in touch with Times Past by emailing ann.fotheringham@glasgowtimes.co.uk or write to Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times, 125 Fullarton Drive, Glasgow G32 8FG.

When Mr Obama picked Mr Biden as his running mate in 2008 for his successful White House campaign, he selected a man from Scranton, Pennsylvania, who understood and knew how to communicate with the working class voters that were kingmakers in the swing states. US President Joe Biden visiting Knock Shrine and Basilica in Mayo with Fr Richard Gibbons (Andrew Downes/Julien Behal/PA)US President Joe Biden arriving to address the Oireachtas Eireann, the Parliament of Ireland, at Leinster House (Liam McBurney/PA)US President Joe Biden walks with Sabina Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on day three of his visit to the island of Ireland (Brian Lawless/PA)He wasted no time in returning to the UK and Ireland after taking the keys to the Oval Office. US President Joe Biden embraces James Martin, who starred in the Oscar winning short film An Irish Goodbye, as he visits Ulster University in Belfast (Aaron Chown/PA)US President Joe Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with camogie players at Farmleigh House, Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive for a reception hosted by the King at Buckingham Palace (Markus Schreiber/AP)US President Joe Biden addresses US Air Force personnel at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk (Joe Giddens/PA)Queen Elizabeth II speaks to US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill at a reception at the Eden Project (Jack Hill/The Times/PA)Mr Biden had already forged important personal relations with British and Irish leaders during his spell as Mr Obama’s number two. Then prime minister Gordon Brown meets then US vice president Joe Biden (right) (Stefan Rousseau/PA)Britain’s then prime minister David Cameron greets then US vice president Joe Biden at the British Residence in Washington (Stefan Rousseau/PA)Joe Biden with other world leaders in Cornwall (Leon Neal/PA)The president met Pope Francis during the G7 summit in Italy. (Left to right) Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden attending the D-Day 80 International Ceremony at Omaha Beach, Normandy (Abaca Press/Alamy Stock/PA)US President Joe Biden (right) welcomes Pope Francis ahead of a working session on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Africa-Mediterranean, during the G7 leaders’ summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort, in Puglia, Apulia, Italy (Christopher Furlong/PA)

Israeli forces say they intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen targeting the southern city of Eilat, in retaliation for strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. The Houthi military spokesperson, Brig Gen Yahya Saree, said the militants fired multiple ballistic missiles towards Eilat and targeted a US ship in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, calling both attempts 'successful'

Is it true that British people get nicer the farther north you go? I am not sure that this is only a north versus south thing; I suspect it may also be down to community size. We lived in Teesdale for a year and have never lived in such an unfriendly place, despite me having grown up in North Yorkshire and my partner’s family being from Jesmond in Newcastle. My colleagues and neighbours were all lovely, but the folks in North Yorkshire and Scotland seemed more open and consistent in their welcome and friendship. Both the southerners I was talking with agreed that people in the north are friendly than in the south.

Village pub in Suffolk's 'best place to live' looking for new tenantsThe Bakers Arms in Harkstead is searching for new tenants (Image: Jerry Turner)A village pub in the "best place to live" in Suffolk is searching for new tenants. The Bakers Arms is located in Harkstead on the Shotley peninsula but closed down in December 2021. Earlier this year, the Shotley peninsula south of Ipswich was named one of the best places to live in the UK by The Sunday Times. The pub is a short walk away from Harkstead beach on the River Stour. There is also a split lounge bar and dining area which can seat 40 customers as well as a trade garden and fully equipped trade kitchen.

You can read more about all the London pizza restos in the Times’ list here. In Scotland, the likes of Sano Pizza in Glasgow are included, for Wales there’s Pizzatipi in Cardigan, and Flout! The full top 50 list, according to the Times, is below. Plus: The UK’s cheapest pint of lager has been revealed - and it’s down south. Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out UK newsletter for the latest UK news and the best stuff happening across the country.

More infoA drink-driver who was found to be nearly three times over the limit has been banned from the roads. "The vehicle was observed to be driving erratically. Nelson, of Ryal, Northumberland, sobbed in the dock as she pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle when her alcohol level was above the limit. Ms Lamb said that Nelson had been back to her GP several times to get support for her mental health. Chair of the Bench, Jeremy Willoughby, told Nelson that she had driven quite a distance during the incident.

A 16-year-old British athlete was leading the race for most of the men's 200m at the European Athletics U18 Championships before he slowed down far too early, enabling half of his competitors to beat him to the finish line.

He had just won a presidential election, bettering the UNP’s record breaking 1977 performance. JR Jayewardene won the 1982 presidential election with 53% and 3.4million votes.). The only way it can is if enough opposition parliamentarians defect to Mr Wickremesinghe. The presidential election will happen on time, on a Saturday between September 21st and October 12th. But there’s no conceivable scenario in which Mr. Wickremesinghe can be one of the two frontrunners – outside of a UNP-SJB reunification – another impossibility.

"India is keen to resume talks on a positive note, but the date needs clarity," the source told the newspaper. "My message to [Finance] Minister [Nirmala] Sitharaman and [Trade] Minister [Piyush] Goyal is that Labour is ready to go. Let's finally get our free trade deal done and move on," he said, lamenting former prime minister Boris Johnson's missed Diwali 2022 deadline. "With Labour, the days of Boris Johnson reciting that old verse from Rudyard Kipling in Asia are over. We are not looking at the FTA as a means to bring people to the UK, that is not the objective," he said.

Seaside sales work in Batumi, Georgia. Photograph: salarko/AlamyWhy do Visa, Mastercard and so on advertise to consumers? As far as I know, the way in which bank payments are processed is immaterial to the account holder. In any case, you can’t choose – you get whichever one your bank decides. Tom Gretton, ExeterPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com.

So other than her deal, which other deal takes Arsenal to the next level?As per Tom Garry of the Guardian, Arsenal must push hard to recruit a goalkeeper. He notes the fact that Manuel Zinsberger is the only remaining Arsenal first-choice goalkeeper after Sabrina D’Angelo and Kaylan Marckese left. Garry notes signing a top goalie as the priority deal Arsenal needs to close this summer. Aston Villa goalie Daphne van Domselaar has been packaged as the keeper Arsenal desires, and interestingly, the Telegraaf has revealed that her Arsenal switch is imminent. So with her signing, does Arsenal women now boast the strongest squad?

10 photos of York's a-maizing maze over the years - which is the best? For 2024, the York Maze, based just outside York in Elvington Lane, is celebrating 25 years of The Gruffalo. 2004: Aerial view of this year's York Maize Maze in the shape of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive. Covering an area the size of eight Wembley football pitches York Maze is believed to be the biggest maze in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Here is a full list of Tom's a-maizing mazes over the years - which has been your favourite?

(Alliance News) - The former chief executive officer of BT Group PLC is leading a possible takeover offer for pest control firm Rentokil Initial PLC, the Times reported on Sunday. Philip Jansen is in talks with private equity firms over a plan that would see him become executive chairman of the FTSE 100 company, the newspaper said without citing sources. The Times noted that Jansen is close to Bain Capital. Last month, Trian Fund Management LP, the firm of activist investor Nelson Peltz, became a top 10 shareholder, according to Bloomberg. By Tom Waite, Alliance News editorComments and questions to newsroom@alliancenews.comCopyright 2024 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

When it comes to giving praise, the U.K. and U.S. cultures are worlds apartNPR’s Scott Simon asks Chiara Brown of the Times of London about her recent piece observing how praise is doled out differently in the U.K. than it is in the U.S.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:You know, you're a great audience. She is a U.S.-born journalist who took a job at The Times of London and discovered that when it comes to praise, Britons can be understated. So when I got to the U.K., I was sort of used to a certain kind of lifestyle, used to a certain tone of praise. BROWN: I don't think there's anything wrong with praising people when it's genuine. So I think there's definitely room for some version of the American way here.