Dear Reader

HELLO and welcome to Tuesday’s edition of The News, complete with our Family Life section.

Many congratulations to today’s birthday boy and girl — Norman Waldren and Thomas Hyom, who have jointly notched up a remarkable 204 years!.

We feature pictures from both their celebrations on pages 22&23.

We love to receive pictures of your family celebrations, whether the occasion is big or small. So if you would like to be featured on our pages please send your pictures with details contact details to pictures@thenews. co.uk.

As usual in Family Life, our own ‘agony aunt’ Fiona Caine, offers advice on a reader’s personal problem.

This week’s Real Life feature is an interview with LGBTQ+ writer and performance performance poet, Cecily Holland 67.

Her work aims to look for the positives from all the negativity she has encountered in her life, including homophobia, sexism, and living with multiple sclerosis.

Despite the adversity she has faced, Cecily is remarkably upbeat, and it’s an inspirational read. I hope you enjoy your paper.