<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Halifax Courier records</title>    <link>https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/topic/records/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Halifax Courier records and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:26:58 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-21T13:26:58Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/topic/records/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[History Society column: Trouble at t'mill: A brief history of an East Lancashire cotton mill]]></title>          <link>https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/history-society-column-trouble-at-tmill-a-brief-history-of-an-east-lancashire-cotton-mill-9301102</link>          <description><![CDATA[More and more people are discovering the fascination of researching their family history, but as genealogist Kate Sherry showed Hebden Bridge Local History Society, it is so much more than just filling in the gaps in a family tree. For Kate it took her to the heart of the textile industry, massively important for Lancashire in the 19th century and for Britain’s export trade.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:35:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9301102</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwNDQxODY0LTg1ZWItNGY2My05M2MxLWVlNDgyOTNmNTAyODpkNTE3YjI2Ny00ODg2LTQzZmQtYmUwOC1mMmEzNWU4NjA3ZGM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Submitted</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ingham&#039;s cotton mill in Padiham. -  (Submitted)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Graham and  Hebden Bridge Local History Society]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-21T10:35:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>