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Beatboxing vicar hopes to get world behind the talent
The Dean of Truro Cathedral's Christmas message
Ex-Bishop 'released from prison' after abuse sentence
It isn't something you hear every day - a beatboxing vicar from Chard in Somerset is making waves across the globe.
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The Dean says Truro Cathedral's congregation swells at Christmas like Cornwall's population in the summer and this year is no different.
A former Bishop of Gloucester jailed for sexual abuse is believed to have walked free from prison after serving half of his jail sentence.
£10,000 worth of silver stolen from village church
Police are appealing for information after valuable silverware - some as old as 1705 - was stolen from a church in the village of Blockley.
Jail for former bishop who exploited young men for 'selfish sexual motive'
A retired bishop has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 32 months for abusing his power to exploit young aspiring priests for his own "selfish sexual motive" over a 15 year period.
Peter Ball, who lives in Langport in Somerset, is a former bishop of Lewes and of Gloucester.
Former Bishop of Gloucester jailed after admitting sex abuse
Ex-bishop who admitted sexual assaults to be sentenced
Peter Ball admitted sexually assaulting young men. Credit: PA
A retired Church of England Bishop is due to be sentenced today after admitting sexually assaulting two young men during the 1980s and 1990s.
Peter Ball, who lives in Langport in Somerset, is a former bishop of Lewes and of Gloucester. The 83-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault at the Old Bailey via video link from Taunton. He also admitted misconduct in a public office between 1977 and 1992.
The Church of England has launched a review into how it handled complaints against him.
Retired CoE bishop jailed after admitting sex abuse
The new Bishop of Taunton is announced
The Ven Ruth Worsley, Archdeacon of Wilts, is to be the next Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Could this woman be the first female bishop?
Religious leaders in the West have welcomed the decision by the Church of England's governing body, the General Synod, to enable women to become bishops.
Our presenter Ian Axton interviews the Very Reverend June Osborne, the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, who some people are suggesting could become the first female bishop.
The West reacts to the vote for women bishops
South West religious leaders welcome women bishops
Rt Revd Peter Hancock when he was made Bishop of Bath and Wells in June Credit: ITV West Country
The Bishop of Bath & Wells, who was installed at Wells Cathedral in June, has welcomed the vote by the Church of England's governing body, the General Synod, to allow women to become bishops.
Bishops Peter Hancock and Peter Maurice, the Bishop of Taunton, say they are delighted at the news, especially as the last vote caused so much damage to what people thought of the church. The legislation will now go before Parliament and could become law in November.
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