The double life of an agony aunt – resident Jean Barr shares stories of her many roles

One of the Middleton Hall residents who generously shared stories from their lives for the special 125th anniversary edition of The Northern Echo’s Memories supplement was Jean Barr.

Jean, who first moved into a Middleton Woods apartment in 2007 and now lives in Middleton Court, spoke to Chris Lloyd about the many and varied roles that spanned her career.

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