Ukip has been angered by a parody Twitter account suggesting its policies are more suited to the fictional children's TV town of Trumpton The parody account on the social media site Twitter called ...

The parody Ukip Twitter account for the town of Trumpton Credit: Photo: @Trumpton_UKIP Ukip failed to see the funny side of a parody account about a fake town impersonating them on Twitter. MEP David ...

Since creating the account for the fictional town which became famous in a BBC stop-motion show from the 60s, @Trumpton_UKIP has been followed by fake accounts for Trumpton BMP, Labour and Lib Dem ...

Trumpton first appeared on BBC television on 3 January 1967. The stop-motion animation enlarged on the world of Trumptonshire created by Gordon Murray, first seen the previous year in Camberwick Green ...

GORDON Murray, who has died at the age of 95, was a puppeteer who created the children’s series set in the towns of Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley. Featuring characters such as Windy Miller ...

Ukip have complained lately of 'fake' Twitter accounts set up to impersonate and discredit them but they may be getting a little over-zealous in their response. Seemingly oblivious to obvious satire, ...

With its colourful cast of characters, Trumpton became an instant TV classic, captivating young children with the gentle adventures of firemen Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub. But ...

For viewers of a certain generation, there’s one children’s television series which stands head and shoulders above the rest. You can forget your Mr Benn, your Bagpuss, and even your Mary, Mungo & ...

The Voice of 1960s British children’s TV series ‘Trumpton’, Brian Cant, died this week. The More or Less team has visited the town of Trumpton on a number of occasions so we have brought together a ...

Father Christmas will begin touring Melton Mowbray residential areas on the ever-popular Trumpton fire engine this evening ...

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GORDON Murray, who has died at the age of 95, was a puppeteer who created the children’s series set in the towns of Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley. Featuring characters such as Windy Miller ...