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AFTER years of hard work and fundraising, improvement works likened to a “moonshot” have begun at St John the Baptist, Low Bentham.

Opinion Column The Light shines on in the darkness As we move through Easter week, Andy Bryant reflects on the miracle of Christ’s resurrection and reminds us of the hope that it brings. None of it makes any sense.  A stone rolled out of place.  The body disappeared, a cloth neatly folded and rumours of angels.  What has actually happened is so far beyond their expectation, and then when He stands there in front of her, Mary simply does not recognise Him.  Although she has seen Him almost every day for the last three years, she knows He has died so, whatever the apparent similarity,...

Opinion Column Think about others rather than getting the needle With vaccinations providing a way to help end the Covid-19 pandemic, Rev Andy Bryant addresses those who are not so sure about having the jab and asks them to consider other people as well as themselves. I am not sure I should even be writing about this.  I do not want to give them any more attention than they have already won for themselves.  The truth is that the anti-vax brigade is a small (and shrinking) number despite the noise they make.  Overwhelmingly most people are taking up the opportunity to be vaccinated agai...

anglican.ink The former Bishop of Botswana has launched a long-shot bid to become president of Zambia under the banner of former President Kenneth Kauda’s UNIP party.  If elected at the August general election, Bishop Mwamba will become the second Anglican cleric after the Rev. Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychelles to lead an African nation. A Zambian national, Bishop Mwamba trained for the ministry in the UK and was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Kensington in 1984 and served his curacy at St Luke’s Chelsea and All Saints, Notting Hill. In 1985 he returned to Zambia and became rector Lua...

BBC News Published image captionAlmost 100 home and businesses in Snaith faced extensive flooding from the River Aire A year after floods damaged almost 100 homes in East Yorkshire, some residents have still not returned to their homes. Resident Kevin Lorryman's home was completely engulfed in 9ft (3m) of flood water, and he is still living in rented accommodation. He said he is locked in negotiations with his insurance company over a claim to have the house rebuilt. "They [the insurance company] are saying it can be renovated, but we say it needs to be rebuilt," he said. "It is green insi...