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Shortly after the indenture, Margaret James of Newchurch married Samuel Miles of Llanfihangel Helygen and then emigrated. In this item, a hope is expressed that it will encourage research into emigration. As it happens, the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society will be publishing a book in June entitled Selected Tales of Emigrants from Montgomeryshire. This covers more than 50 emigrants from the county to all corners of the world from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Within the t...

Photograph by Getty Images Natural remedy Choosing a journey immersed in nature — an increasingly common reason cited for taking up a pilgrimage — would have resonated with early Celtic saints of the fifth and sixth centuries, such as St David. In the Middle Ages, the eponymous Welsh city was a pilgrimage destination rivalling Spain’s Santiago. The Shrine of St David, in its resplendent medieval cathedral, is the climax of a new week-long pilgrimage trail for 2021, forging the Celtic conn...

IT was second time lucky for the Bishop of Durham when he led a pilgrimage on the new Northern Saints Trails. Bishop Paul Butler was due to launch the six new Ways last year but had to postpone due to Covid-19 restrictions. Following an inaugural pilgrimage service on Palm Sunday, in Gainford, Bishop Paul and wife Rosemary, along with pilgrimage route coordinator David Pott and up to three church members, completed the first walk earlier this week. The Ways of Life, Love, Learning and L...

Morrisons has reported an 8.6% rise in annual sales and “strong momemtum” depsite a profits slump due to COVID costs, while John Lewis Partnership posts a £517m loss amid restructuring costs and writedowns.

Morrisons this morning reported end of year sales up 8.6% on a year ago, as CEO David Pott’s hailed the retailers “strong momentum” as it approaches the easing of lockdown. The results, compared to 0.8% sales fall a year ago, included total revenues up 0.4% to £17.6bn, despite profits being down by more than 60%, in part because of £290m of Covid related costs. Total revenue excluding fuel was up 8.9% as fuel sales slumped 32.1% to £2.49bn during the pandemic. Morrisons said online sal...