A LANCASTER priest has been chosen to become the curate of a landmark London parish.

Rev Rosemary Priestley of St Paul's Church, Scotforth, is to take up her position at St Martins-in-the-Field in Trafalgar Square in November.

Her new duties will include being chaplain to a team of 20 full-time people and 100 volunteers at St Martin's which is famous for helping the capital's homeless.

Rosemary said: "People have been enormously supportive and really encouraged me."

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