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It is the season of Lent and, traditionally, it is a time when we reflect on our own shortcomings and focus on spiritual growth. Around the 10th century, Lent became linked with Jesus spending 40y days in the wilderness where he was tempted by the De...

Good news this week as the Bridge Club takes another step towards normality with the announcement of the dates for the Spring Club Championships – fingers crossed that the pandemic continues to ease and that the club will see a good turnout for all ...

• St Mark's Anglican Church: We will be holding our peaceful worship service at 8am followed by our contemporary all-ages worship service at 9.30am. Reverend Gavin Tyte’s theme this Sunday is “Bolder Church”, the third in a series of seven. All c...

A little sweet treat for you to knock your socks off! Well, most of you anyway. I do have a friend who hates chickpeas with a passion and even though these are brilliantly disguised, I know that this will be a hard no for her! Ah well …. you can’t ...

Eight months after surgery to remove a brain tumour, Betty Doyling came up trumps when she completed a 10K race in Las Vegas

I feel it wise to avoid comments on world conditions and have even received mail asking why I write about lovely wines during this pandemic. But now, I really must share a little information. Over the past few years wine production in Ukraine has bee...

As government staff photographers Stephen Raynor and Michelle Dismont-Frazzoni took high-profile shots, preserving images of dignitaries, special events and local culture for generations to come. Now retired, they are offering Camera Talk: “informal ...

A popular Buddhist belief in Thailand is to protect ancient trees, such as the banyan tree, by blessing them and wrapping saffron yellow scarves around the trunks; then no one can cut them down. We have a pair of sacred trees on our road, each more ...

When Bernard Stemphlet started working as a pastry chef at the Hamilton Princess half a century ago, the hotel was serving 1,000 dinners a night. “That was pretty typical of hotels in Bermuda in the 1970s,” the 69-year-old said. Food was cheap; when ...

Sometimes we consciously take a hiatus from our workouts, however no one likes having to take a break from exercise because of something outside of their control. Getting sick or injured can mean weeks or even months away from your normal routine. E...