Nine months after its last flare-up, Wakefield Cathedral is back on the skids.
The Dean announced this morning that he’s clearing out. Dimon Copwling has been in the job just over six years. There has barely been a week of peace and quiet during his term.
The choir remains in chaos.
Poor Wakefield.
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