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A property I am interested in was demolished at some point between 1973 and 1976. The local paper called for its demolition as it was an eyesore and dangerous but after trawling their archive between those dates I can find no article about it having actually been pulled down. Locals only seem to remember it going but not sure when exactly. Where can I find this information. Do people need planning permission for a demolition in the same way they need it for building?
Thanks for any help.
Thornwood.

I read an article in the Times today about the diets of Victorian agricultural workers as opposed to their counterparts in the towns. Apparently a study has been done and it was found that agricultural workers were often paid in food and ate a similar diet to the Mediterranean diet which today is thought to be a healthy way of eating. Those in the towns were paid in money or in 'vouchers' to spend in the local shop often owned by the factory owner. Even with money milk and vegetables were often not available to buy.
In my family one side lived in the country and worked on the land; maybe they were lucky but in Victorian times I found none of the mothers dying in childbirth and very low infant mortality.  The other side of the family moved to the towns and worked in industry. I have men who married two or three times as their wives had died and many children dying before the age of five.
I had noticed this in my research, now a study has been done which gives a reason and the conclusion that it was better for your health to be a country peasant than a factory worker. I suppose the enclosure act was a reason for people moving to the towns in great numbers.

I started the search for my ancestors when retiring ten years ago. I still consider myself new to the hobby but recently thought back to how naive I was in the beginning.
I made many assumptions and just wondered what others believed in their early days of research.
Here are a few of mine:

All Ancestry trees were accurate.
All my ancestors would have a grave stone.
Census records were legal documents so must be 100% accurate.

Frank Porteus, born in York in 1909  married  to Marjorie ?  lived at 12 Grassmere Rd Blackpool UK.  He and his wife emigrated from Glasgow docks on 13 th May 1949 to Australia, docking in Sydney aboard the P&O ship Empire Brent. I have found the outbound passenger list giving these details.
The family in the UK heard nothing more about him.  When his sister died in the 1980s a man was at the funeral but left quickly afterwards. Family members wondered if Frank had returned.
Any information about what became of Frank and if indeed he did return to the UK would be greatly appreciated by the family. (my next door neighbours).
Many thanks