Christmas tidings from St Theresa's R.C. Church

There comes a time in the life of every man, politician or not, when he has to admit that a Santa outfit fits with considerably greater comfort than it really ought to. Thus it was that I was the parents' unanimous choice to don Santa's garbs and dole out the presents at St Theresa's Roman Catholic Church, Heaton, Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. Thankfully my eldest daughter didn't cotton on, and proudly told me afterwards that 'Santa' had given her a present.