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Two hundred years ago, on 27th September 1825, the world’s first public railway opened. It was the Stockton and Darlington Railway in north-east England. Inspired and supported by a prominent Quaker, Edward Pease, and backed financially by many Quakers nationally, it has been described as “the great theatre of railway operations”, sparking the explosion of...

It has not been a good summer to let your dog go swimming. The hot and dry weather this spring sparked a rise in toxic blue-green algal blooms which have affected lakes and rivers across the UK. Blue-green algal blooms are triggered when colonies of bacteria use warmth and sunlight to reproduce rapidly. The colourful...

In July General Synod members gathered in York for their five-day summer group of sessions. In case you are interested in an overview of what happened at General Synod, this following may be of use: Synod Roundup: Friday 11 July 2025 After the formal opening and welcome, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, gave the...

90 years ago, on 15th September 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were passed in Germany.  Jews were no longer classed as German citizens, and the Nazi flag was adopted as the national flag of Germany. They were known as the Nuremberg Laws because they were announced at a Nazi Party rally in that town. They had...

On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. This month we are looking at what the Nicene...

St Ceolfrith is a good patron saint for anyone who has studied hard for their profession, is strong in the face of tragedy, and who can also offer some homely care to others in need. This well-loved abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow came from a noble Northumbrian family, and was ordained at Ripon when he...

 An iconic Christian convention is celebrating 150 years this year. From the humble beginnings of a vicar holding a meeting on his vicarage lawn back in 1875, the Keswick Convention now runs a year-round Christian teaching ministry and attracts 15,000 to its annual three-week summer convention. The Keswick Convention was the brainchild of Canon Thomas...

Sixty years ago, on 4th September 1965, Albert Schweitzer, German-born French theologian, philosopher, organist, physician and missionary doctor to Africa, died. He was winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. Schweitzer was a devout Christian with a passionate allegiance to Jesus. His key philosophy was “reverence for life”: no-one, he felt, should harm or destroy...

If someone in your family wants their driving licence this autumn, they may have to wait months before even getting a driving test. For the average waiting time across all test centres has recently increased to 22 weeks, up from 14 weeks back in February 2024, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)....

Following the recent publication of new government statistics on families affected by the two-child limit to benefit payments, the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop on poverty, issued a response: “Behind these figures are thousands upon thousands of stories – stories of hardship and anxiety, but also of resilience. I...

Christian broadcasting was not always allowed in this country. As late as the mid-1980s, Christians were petitioning Parliament and the broadcast regulator to allow Christian broadcasting to begin in the UK. Finally, it happened, and in 1990 the law was changed. Five years later, in the summer of 1995, Premier Christian Radio was launched. The...

Wilson Carlile was born in Brixton in 1847, and did not set out to become an evangelist. Instead, he was brilliant at both languages and music, and excelled as a businessman. That is, until an economic recession and serious illness brought him crashing down and finished his career, aged only 31. Not surprisingly, a serious...