TV triumph reminds us we are never alone

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Subscribe Jan 17, 2022 Nicola Adam Associate Editor Good evening, I don’t normally talk about TV in this newsletter but if you have not watched After Life, you should. Obviously it’s not for the faint-hearted. The subject matter is life, death and its cruelties, the protagonist is struggling and foul-mouthed and the rest of the cast of characters not much better. But what it does remind us is, in this messy, unpredictable, world, we are never alone and never the only one. And the other important message is, everyone handles grief differently. It’s a subject we certainly don’t talk about enough unless it’s forced upon us - nobody wants to think about the end of their life but many have to. Somehow Ricky Gervais’ (he’s written and starred) After Life brings home the reality of grief, shines a light on something most of us will go through, without shirking from the awfulness it creates. But it also allows us to see through the veil. In a world where it increasingly feels like anything could happen and life is increasingly hard, this feels like a positive. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day, Regards, Nicola nicola.adam@jpimedia.co.uk Pedestrian suffers 'major injuries' after being struck by car in Preston city centre A man was hospitalised with "major injuries" after being struck by a car in Preston city centre. Family of Blackburn man shot dead in Texas hostage standoff release statement The family of a Blackburn man who was shot dead by the FBI after taking four people hostage in a Texas synagogue say they are "devastated" by his actions. Fresh housing plans for Preston's demolished former synagogue and Hindu temple Preston's last tangible connection with its once-thriving Jewish community is to be replaced by even more homes than originally planned. "There is more to us than the stones of the building": St Andrew's Vicar reacts to the theft of historic gravestones Late Thursday night, numerous historic York stone slabs were stolen from St Andrew’s Church in Leyland, many of which were marked as gravestones. Local travel agents issue advice to people dreaming of a holiday this Blue Monday View more news

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