The city of St. Louis on Tuesday began demolition of the former jail known as the workhouse. The city of St. Louis on Tuesday began demolition of the former jail known as the workhouse.

ST. LOUIS – The former Workhouse Jail in north St. Louis was demolished Tuesday morning after several delays. The demolition follows years of campaigning by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and ...

Even though the poor were provided with accommodation and (inadequate) food in the workhouse, the system bore hallmarks of slavery. Victorian writer Charles Dickens was a formidable critic of the ...

Tonight will continue dry with mainly clear skies. A few areas of cloud will build from the south-west towards dawn. It will be a mild night. Friday Tomorrow will be a mainly dry day with hazy ...

ST. LOUIS – One man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in St. Louis City’s Fairground neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department ...

The DVLA warns that motorists must temporarily stop driving and hand over their licence if certain criteria is met. Motorists are told that they must not take to the road if they meet any of these ...

Derby County are bang in the race for survival after a superb run of three wins from their past three games. After a rocky start to life under John Eustace, Paul Warne's replacement after he was ...

which required people to surrender all but a quarter acre of ground to obtain relief without entering the workhouse. The three-legged stool itself was “disconcertingly modern”, “an ...

Dearest readers, Bridgerton season 4 is in the midst of filming and there's lots of talk about as we approach this new 'Season of Love'. The popular Netflix romantic drama series' next chapter has ...

After the Napoleonic wars in 1815 grain prices plummeted. Many farm workers were thrown out of work and at home they faced poverty and the prospect of the workhouse. Farmers would pay their workers as ...

Redrow Homes is eyeing plans to build 220 houses on a 12.6 hectare site off Crewe Road in Wistaston. The current site comprises open fields and grassland. The developer has requested Cheshire East ...

The fire started at a house on Sandstone Lane at around 10pm. Appliances from Nantwich, Winsford, Chester and Malpas were called to the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered a ...