Famous toy factory Pelham Puppets is being remembered by fans to mark 75 years since it first opened. Founded by Bob Pelham in 1947, it became one of Marlborough's biggest employers. The company ...

The puppets, which included characters like Little Red Riding Hood, Noddy and Big Ears, were the brainchild of Bob Pelham, who started his Wonky Toys business in 1947. Auctioneer James Lewis ...

Perhaps six was my rebel year and it was kept in check with a Pelham puppet. That was my present. I still have the puppet, but a rebel child would never keep the box, which was bright yellow as ...

Oxfam's Royal Mile shop received six mint condition Pelham Puppet toys, which date back to the mid-1960s. The handcrafted dolls were hugely popular until the 1970s when kids used them to stage ...