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British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industrial company, based at Rugby, Warwickshire, England.Originally founded to sell products from the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, it soon became a manufacturer using licences from the American company.
The Rugby Observer [2] is a free weekly newspaper covering Rugby town in Warwickshire, England, and its surrounding villages. It first published in 1991. It first published in 1991. The Rugby Observer [ 3 ] is part of Observer Standard Newspapers which was set up in 1989 by current owners Chris and Pat Bullivant. [ 4 ]
It took its name from the TV soap opera Crossroads, in which the problems of families caring for disabled people at home were highlighted by an accident to one of the characters. The programme makers, Central Television , made a donation of £10,000 for a pilot scheme to be set up in Rugby, Warwickshire .
Irwin was a keen sportsman. He played cricket many times for Gumley Cricket Club, [16] and rugby for Lutterworth RFC and then for Rugby Lions RFC, until an accident in a sevens tournament in which he broke his back and subsequently retired. [17] Irwin married Jessica Holmes in September 2016 and they had three sons. [1]
Barby suffered a stroke at his home in Rugby on 13 July 2012, and he died two weeks later on 25 July 2012 in a hospital in Coventry, aged 69. [1] [3] [6] Over 500 people attended a memorial service at St Andrew's Church, Rugby on 2 September 2012.
British Thomson-Houston was an engineering firm based in Rugby, majority owned by General Electric. During the First World War, the Rugby factory produced components for the Royal Navy, including signalling and radio equipment. The memorial is dedicated to the 243 company employees who were killed fighting in the First World War and was later ...
Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.At the 2021 census, its population was 78,117, [1] making it the second-largest town in Warwickshire.
12 people are wounded in a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M6 motorway near Rugby in Warwickshire, England. South Warwickshire Tourism Ltd (Shakespeare Country), which promoted Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick and Kenilworth, ceases to trade. Machu Picchu reopens with the help of actress Susan Sarandon.