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Opinion Column True salvation, or just a shot in the arm? Andy Bryant is looking forward to an easing of Covid restrictions, but believes that the Church will face many more challenges in the coming months and years. When the first lockdown began there was much talk about how this could be an important moment of change.  Many talked about a determination that when lockdown was lifted, we should not go back to our old ways.  We could seize this moment and build back different and build back better.   Twelve months later as we are still enduring our third lockdown and wondering when, a...

Austin 360 Austin businesses are working to get food to people who need it, as a battered city’s residents continue to face power outages, water outages and below-freezing temperatures.  Good Work Austin, a consortium of area restaurants formed during the coronavirus pandemic, is working to get free meals to people in need this week. Major local brands, including Deep Eddy Vodka, Kendra Scott and Bumble, along with the Austin Winter Storm Relief Fund, have made donations to area restaurants to provide free meals.  As roads become safer and more easily navigable, more restau...

The Journey The 1980s bring a priceless nostalgia as the world grooved to top hits like the Chariots of Fire, Dolly Parton's 9 to 5, Endless love. Major events made milestones such as Dubai's First Grand Prix - the biggest motor racing event that hit the region with racing and classic cars being a major part of the attraction, and Trade Centre was the only tallest building in Dubai boasting its pride of bringing world together under one roof. While the UAE was opening doors to the world to open businesses, Al Ghurair family had a vision to build a futuristic modern shopping centre right her...

Norfolk charity comforts the dying in Ethiopia  Ethiopia has one hospice for a population of 112 million. Half of its funding comes from a charity led by Sue Mumford, a nurse who lives in north Norfolk. “My doctor husband and I are really privileged to have found a passion,” said Sue, “and fortunate that we can do this together. And we are in good enough health to cope with the rigours of travelling in Ethiopia.”   Sue is a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse. She helps people cope with the end of life, by controlling pain and symptoms, and offering psychological and spi...

Matthew Project launches appeal for veterans  The Matthew Project has launched a fundraising appeal specifically for Outside The Wire - a bespoke drug and alcohol service offering confidential advice and support to current and ex-HM Forces veterans and their families across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. OTW Service Manager and Recovery Practitioner, Wayne Copsey, said: “PTSD and drug/alcohol misuse issues have been exacerbated by coronavirus and the associated lockdown, which has increased isolation and reduced social contact - we have seen a 12% increase in referrals.   “Lack of str...