Breaking space-age news just in… Our very own locally trained astronaut Tim Peake will be going over the night skies of Beckworth later today so keep a look out in case he waves. Tim, the first Englishman in space, is relaxing on an extended holiday outside the Earth’s atmosphere on an old self-catering Russian space station. He told his Mum in a text-message that he hopes to back home in time for Easter; as he loves chocolate eggs but forgot to pack any. And he’s already run out of fags. I’ll keep you up to date on this “weightless” story as it happens. Christine Batley. Chief “You Wouldn’t Catch Me Up In Space” Correspondent. Beckworth Guardian

(Above) UK astronaut Tim Peake chillaxes on the space station by playing the recorder