WE THANK our readers for their enduring patience during the latest round of Royal Mail strikes. You can be sure that we find the situation as frust­rat­ing as you do, especially when we hear of copies that seem to dis­appear completely.

There is little that we can do, but we do what we possibly can. Thus next week’s Christmas double issue is going to press two days early, in the hopes of avoiding disruption from the strikes planned for 23 and 24 Decem­ber.

We’re pleased to see that many of our digital subscribers are log­ging on to the website or using the app to stay up to date with the paper.

And we’re very pleased to an­­nounce that, at long last, there is now an Android app that can be down­loaded from Google Play store. Exist­ing Church Times sub­scribers with di­­gital access can use this as part of their subscription. Tap on “Sub­­­scription Options” and sign in using the email address and pass­word you use for the Church Times website.

Anyone with a print-only sub­scrip­tion can enhance it with a digital sub­scription for just £10. Click here for details.