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1 week ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowRecently the news was full of the death of Pope Francis, his funeral and the many tributes made to him. What for me was most impressive was that he was very much a people's Pope, showing special concern for the poor, the powerless, and refugees. In his many tours he reached out to meet ordinary people, to children and those outside the Church.
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2 weeks ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowOn May 8, 1373, a 30-year-old lady, suffering from what was thought to be a terminal illness, had 16 visions. She recovered and spent the next 20 years writing down the visions. This was the first book written in English by a woman. The basis of her writings was that all which really matters is love - "Know it well," she wrote. "Love was God's meaning", "Hold on to this".
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowLittle is known of George's nationality. He might have been a Palestinian, as all nationalities were in the Roman Army. Whatever, he was a Christian Centurion in the Roman Army. Tradition tells us that he came to a city terrorised by a dragon,to which the citizens had to sacrifice a maiden - in this case the king's daughter.
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowI wonder which days in the year that people think are the most important? In these days when only 46 per cent of the population is Christian, I still think that Easter Day is valued by everyone. It is a Bank Holiday - and a time when, I read recently, about 35 per cent of the population "go away". For Christians, it is THE most important day in the year.
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale |Hassan Riaz
It’s been more than six months since I last wrote for the Courier. I must say I have been incredibly busy, but at the same time inundated with requests from local people to continue writing. I felt it important to change the layout of the column for this month, and write instead about some of the questions I get asked about being a Muslim, with particular focus on the month of Ramadan, which has just passed.
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1 month ago | 
dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
With the main summer holiday season just around the corner, we are receiving many questions surrounding passport validity, the delayed European ETIAS to enter Europe and also what can be taken in hand luggage – so here’s a recap to ensure you are summer holiday prepared. PassportsUnder the post-Brexit rules passports must have been issued less than ten years before your departure from the UK and any additional months on your passport are not valid for travel to the the EU.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Jane Chippindale
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Last week I talked about posture when sitting at the computer. I was thinking about the differences between writing with a pencil or typing on the keyboard. I began by looking at the way I produce articles for the newspaper has changed over the last 40-odd years that I have been writing this column. Dr Keith Souter writes: When I began, I used to write them out in longhand, then physically walk from my surgery to the newspaper office and hand them in to the reception desk.
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Like so many people these days I spend a lot of time at my desk typing away. Dr Keith Souter writes: But I also spend a lot of time away from the desk jotting notes and writing with a pencil in notebooks. Of the two activities I much prefer pencil and notebook writing. I’ll come back to this next week, because there is interesting research about it, but for now I just want to consider posture when working at the computer.
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1 month ago | 
halifaxcourier.co.uk | Jane Chippindale
Annapurna Indian Dance Company is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Artistic Director Shantha Rao. Based in Halifax, the company has spent over 30 years using dance, stories and music to connect communities, break down cultural barriers, and showcase the rich artistic heritage of India. Jordan Baker, VSI Alliance, writes: For Shantha, dance is much more than movement – it is a powerful language of expression, storytelling, and connection.
