oxfam quiz

[tiffy]

any help please?
where sally os from the north 6 letters
a town in the lake district 7 letters
the answer starts with a or b and is a detective or writer first or second name thank you tiffy

[slaney]

Second one - Appleby - town + fictional detective Sir John Appleby

[quinie]

Hi,tiffy,what's the third word in the first clue and does the answer also start with an a or b?

[quinie]

Think I've got it. Alleyn? Alley from the Gracie fields song Sally.
Superintendent Roderick Alleyn (Ngaio Marsh)

[tiffy]

to slaney and quinnie thank you for help the third word is IS yes both start with either a or b thank you both had to dash off earlier tiffy

[tiffy]

ps thank you also for explanation its nice to know how you got it thanks tiffy