Niccoló Machiavelli was a 16th century Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer, whose name has become part of the English language; if we say someone is ‘Machiavellian’, we mean that they are scheming and devious, adept...

Why do we do the things we do? Does it matter what motivates us? Surely if we are obeying the rules, that’s all God cares about? In our alphabet series of things essential for a life of faith, we looked at the fact that M is for Motivation. Motivation is the fuel...

The Thurnscoe Spring Show, organised by Big Local Thurnscoe, started with a procession from Thurnscoe East down to Houghton Road Centre. It included a celebration of Thurnscoe's mining history and also focussed on various circus and spring activities, including...