The 93-year-old Freemason has been conducting funeral services for the Freemasons for 48 years. “The military and Masonry have been my life,” Miller said proudly as he sat just feet away from a chapel-like room where Masonic paraphernalia is displayed ...

AN organisation traditionally painted as sinister and secretive raised nearly £700,000 for charity in Essex last year. Freemasons from the Hutton lodge this week came out of the shadows to talk to the Gazette about their organisation and the influence ...

The 12,000 Freemasons in the county, including members of about 50 lodges – groups of 20 to 30 –based at the Loughton Masonic Centre in High Beech Road, donated almost £700,000 to more than 370 charities in 2012, according to the group's latest ...