Patrick Raymond Murphy was born on 21 June, 1929. He studied at the English College, Lisbon and was ordained there on 8 June, 1963. Throughout the sixties and the early seventies h[...]

Each year a group of pilgrims from our Diocese visit Lourdes. A nurse, Cath Jones, and a member of this year’s group, John Rigby, and one of the organisers, Alex Prior, share their[...]

Hallam Caring Services supports two counselling projects for adults. ‘Coping with Loss’ in Chesterfield focusses on the needs of those experiencing difficulties because of bereavem[...]

At the end of the academic year John Gregson retired after 13 years as headteacher of Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. He told parents, “Thanks to the efforts of staff, governors[...]

The children of Holy Rood Catholic Primary School recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Sound of Music”, by presenting a production of the sho[...]

Alistair McInulty from Mount St Mary’s College in Spinkhill has been awarded the Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation Medal for Combined Cadet Force Achievement having been judg[...]

Staff and pupils at Holy Trinity School in Barnsley are doing their bit to protect British honey bees which, over a number of years, have been in rapid decline. The school now has [...]