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The TV presenter Monty Don has said that having pavement or tarmac on your property is one of the ‘worst contributions’ that homeowners can make to climate change. The Gardeners’ World presenter points out that hard surfaces prevent water from being absorbed into the ground, which is a growing problem because of increased flooding. Instead,...

It was: 150 years ago, on 14th Jan 1872 that Greyfriars Bobby, a Scottish Skye terrier dog died. He was famous for having guarded his master’s grave in Edinburgh for 14 years. 100 years ago, on 5th Jan 1922 that Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Irish-born British Antarctic explorer, died of a heart attack in South...

The General Synod has voted to back moves to lift a restriction on allowing wealthier dioceses to share their historic wealth with poorer dioceses after hearing about inequalities in finances within the Church of England. Members approved a request to begin the process of drawing up legislation that would give dioceses more freedom to be...

The so-called ‘bank of mum and dad’ hit a new high in lending last year. Parents who helped their offspring to buy a first home gave them an average of £58,000. Nationally, that meant that parents loaned out about £9.8 billion, according to the estate agent Savills. The level of first-time buyers who rely on...

One hundred years ago, on 5th January 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Irish-born British Antarctic explorer, died of a heart attack in his bunk in South Georgia. He had led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was 47. It is now believed he may have had a hole in his heart. His feats of...

The Rectory St James the Least of All My dear Nephew Darren Your annual accounts – all 146 pages, bound in their plastic covers and laid out in faultless detail – really are most impressive. I was rather envious to note you have a clergy ‘discretionary fund’; if I were to be given such a...

So Loved – 26 words that can change your life The Money Mentor – getting to grips with your finances A Little Bit of Faith – hopeful affirmations for every day of the year Irrepressible – 12 principles for acourageous, resilient and fulfilling life aroness Cox – eyewitness to a broken world – 2nd edition...

If your Christmas and New Year break included just too many people and even a bout of indigestion, then St Anthony may be the saint for you. He was a hermit-monk with a reputation for making poorly people feel better. Anthony was born in Coma (Upper Egypt) in 251, and at 20 became an ascetic....

Britain is not short of stray cats. An estimated quarter of a million of them live in our towns and cities, according to recent research by Cats Protection and researchers at the University of Bristol. In some urban areas of Britain, there are even up to 57 stray cats per square kilometre.  It is these...

Many of us enjoy spending at Christmas. But receiving credit card bills in January can range from being an unpleasant hassle to a massive burden. Money is also the number one trigger for arguments between partners. But it is possible to manage your finances with confidence together, so you can make money work for you....

Nearly 400 ordinands completing theological training next year are on course to take up stipendiary curacy posts in the Church of England after extra funds were allocated. The Church of England has confirmed that 400 stipendiary curacy posts – both full and part time – will be available for ordinands expecting to take up stipendiary...

Not many teenagers, on becoming a Christian, will devote themselves to winning others for Christ in a foreign land. Amy was such a person. She left Britain to live in a tiny village in Southern India. Here, for the next 56 years, Amy rescued hundreds of orphaned and vulnerable children, and served her Lord in...