This article is more than 25 years oldBig trouble in little RopleyThis article is more than 25 years oldThe peace of a pretty Hampshire village has been shattered by a rift between the vicar and his parishioners. They want him out, saying his manner is unacceptable. He feels he's being persecuted by a bunch of 'would-be lords of the manor'. Marina Cantacuzino reportsThe pretty village of Ropley in Hampshire is about as peaceful a place as you could find, but discord often takes root in the calmest of settings.

US TV judge Ross Matthews has revealed that Matt LeBlanc apologised to him 15 years after "being a jerk" on the red carpet with his Friends co-star Matthew Perry. The E! host, 40, explained in his new book Name Drop that he was covering the red carpet for NBC’s 75th Anniversary Party for The Tonight Show in 2002 when he ran into the actors. At the time, the broadcaster was known as Ross the Intern on the late-night US talk show, which was then hosted by Jay Leno.

Interim Rock Island-Milan school superintendent Alan Boucher gave the annual “State of the Schools” address Tuesday at the noon joint meeting of the Rock Island Kiwanis and Rotary clubs at the QC Botanical Center. He is superintendent just through Dec. 31, 2023, since to maintain his Illinois pension, he has to keep days worked below 120 days per year. Former Moline schools chief Lanty McGuire will be interim district boss in the 2024 spring semester.

ObituaryRobert LangVersatile actor noted for his stylish integrityWhen he began work as the first artistic director of the National Theatre, Laurence Olivier drew up a list of his actors who were "renowned" or "to be renowned". Robert Lang, who has died of cancer aged 70, was in the second category, along with Frank Finlay, Lynn Redgrave, Michael Gambon and Derek Jacobi. From 1963 until 1970, when he took over Olivier's role of Shylock in Jonathan Miller's production of The Merchant Of Venice, Lang was a stalwart at the National.

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