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Saturday, October 9th, 2021

Reviewed by Tony Cummings Sammy Horner refuses to fit neatly into a single pigeon-hole in the music world. He is a Celtic folk singer/songwriter but he's recorded albums with his veteran band the Electrics which are nearer punk rock than anything else. He has recorded grizzly murder ballads but also Celtic worship music to electro beats. He has played at huge festivals before tens of thousands yet is happy to play to a handful of people in a home concert. And now that the pandemic has curtailed Sammy's touring (he was set to undertake a visit to the US where he has a legion of supporters)...

'Remember the homeless and the good people who work for their benefit' 22 December, 2020 01:00 Belfast homeless charities have benefited from £16,000 from proceeds from two books by Rev Jim Rea. Last week Rev Rea, pictured left, presented £2,000 to Ben Rayot, service manager at the Salvation Army's Centenary House hostel, and Deanna Dougan, hostel chaplain HOMELESS charities have been given a much-needed boost for Christmas thanks to a book of thought-provoking reflections written during lockdown by former Methodist president Rev Jim Rea. Mr Rea has already given a to...

Vicar celebrates 30 years of ‘best job in the world’ '); THE vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Henley has completed 30 years’ service. Rev Duncan Carter, 62, was inducted as the eighth vicar of the church in November 1990. Only two previous vicars have served for longer — the Rev R M Willis, who was in post for 32 years from 1912 to 1944, and the Rev W P Pinckney, who served for 40 years from 1849 and 1889. Rev Carter said: “It has been an amazing time here and I’ve been really happy living in the town. “My wife Deborah and I arrived when our eldest daughter Rachel was a month old...