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☀️ Just a reminder we’re hosting drinks at the Tyne Bar in a few weeks. I’m really excited about it, though slightly nervous as I’ve never done anything like this! Nearly 30 people coming so far - if you’re into what we do don’t miss it! RSVP: www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/event-detail...

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Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live... bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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The owner of Northumbria Water, which has 6400% debt to its equity, wants to buy Thames Water - and says the debt holders would have to agree to get less. Meanwhile the Court of Appeal will hear the £3bn loan case from 11 March, with judges saying interest % is “extraordinary”. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🙈

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When your art historian spouse makes a protest sign

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Work will begin on Amble Welfare Playzone on Monday 24 February. The area will be closed for up to 12 weeks while work takes place. www.theambler.co.uk/2025/02/19/w...

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🌊I was on Sky News on the £3 billion loan Thames Water got, that'll cost every household an extra £263 a year. The government should remove Thames Water's licence. It's London's worst polluter, and it's insolvent. The CEO got £2.3m last year + wants to raise bills over 35%. Let's flush them out.🪣

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What's the secret of a long and happy life? Vivienne Dalgliesh talks to Amble's George Young who turned 100 just before Christmas: www.theambler.co.uk/2025/02/11/t...

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Reposting as Sagan is so prescient from 30 years ago.

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And yes, a 10-year-old really did write this piece. It went through an editor, of course, but this really is the power of citizen journalism- giving a voice to all. We do have a lot of students write… but of course 10 is exceptional.

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One of my favorite TED talks of all time, and perhaps the most important. Thank you @kateraworth.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhcr...

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Worth noting: Ex-Amethyst crew members continued to regularly attend and clear Simon's grave even when the cemetery fell into disrepair in the 1990s. When it was finally reopened, an Amethyst veteran was there, and a pigeon flyby for all Dickin recipients was organised. Sailors remember their own

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Sublime

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Two Amble Veterans have received a medal to commemorate their part in the UK's nuclear testing programme on Christmas Island sixty seven years ago. The Nuclear Test Medal was only issued to UK personnel in 2023. www.theambler.co.uk/2025/01/30/a...

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The house builders have apologised and committed to rectifying any damage after a roof hit neighbouring Amble properties during Storm Eowyn. www.theambler.co.uk/2025/01/29/s...

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Ratty knew…

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Telescopes parked, pointing at the zenith, due to the strong winds today.

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Very disappointing news. Rather than investing in this popular Scottish brand, the company which took it over is keeping the local name, and benefiting from the Scottish connection, but moving the jobs and production away south. Provenance should be clear and honest #keepScotlandtheBrand

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The next four years is just going to be a long series of people confidently telling you that you didn't just see what you just saw

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Byline Times is running a 20% discount on new subscriptions this week using the code TRUTHNOTTRUMP. If you've been thinking about subscribing to our (excellent, IMO) monthly print edition and site, now's your chance subscribe.bylinetimes.com #TruthNotTrump

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Isn’t this gorgeous craftsmanship. On a house being renovated in Berwick upon Tweed

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Something lovely for the weekend! A 1,800 year-old Roman glass flask shaped like a little mouse 🐭😍 📷 by me www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

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That's -5 for us Europeans!

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Hello! I haven’t posted in awhile but I’ve been really enjoyed seeing everyone’s beautiful posts this month while I’ve been quiet. Thanks for brightening my gloomy winter days. 💖 I started this on a cloudy day in the woods and finished it at home. #watercolor #mixedmedia #forest #trees #natureart

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When I was a kid at my first (and only) gymkhana, I was given 5 points for ‘dismounting non essentially’

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The UK Government's changes to business rates are v progressive. Falling for the smallest, rising for the likes of Amazon. And private schools no longer get a carve out. Moving through Parliament this Wednesday. Via Clear the Lobby

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It's been a terrible week. A terrible, terrible week. The worst people on earth are full of energy and vigour, the best are defined by anxiety and self-doubt. Here are three simple rules to surviving the next four years, because by God we'll need them iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-b...

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Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create. Richest responsible for misinformation, threats to govts, worker exploitation, tax dodges. Must curb their unaccountable power, takeover of the state. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The House of Lords is now on Bluesky. Follow here for updates and content from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. We will be sharing a range of content about the work of the House and members. If you have feedback or want to tell us what you’d like to see, please get in touch via Chat.

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A useful article by the BBC on Elon Musk and his interventions on child sexual abuse. Produced by the Verify, rather than the news arm, and currently situated fairly low down on the BBC News site... A report like this should be given prominence, considering how Musk's claims led the UK's news agenda

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09 Jan: sewage alerts have been removed for Amble and Warkworth beaches. Still remain on Druridge Bay beaches.

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Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?

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A striking graphic, tweeted by Professor John Tomaney and taken from a Joseph Rowntree Foundation report encapsulates North East England’s mental health crisis. The data from 2020 shows that of the ten areas of England with the highest antidepressant use, seven are located in the North East.

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This seems an appropriate time to repost my latest article on climate change and the insurance industry.

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It was just 18 years ago today that Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone. (How it Works:The Telephone, 1972) Artist: BH Robinson

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we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

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Naples

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Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades

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There are three Warm Space/Hubs in the Amble area. They're free to go to, and offer hot drinks, activities and access to computers and WiFi, you'll also get to meet others. Amble Library, Women's Workshop, Hadston House: beta.northumberland.gov.uk/cost-living-...

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How does science differ from religion, ideology or conspiracy beliefs? @yuvalharari.bsky.social sums it up in ‚Nexus‘: it’s by acknowledging that humans are fallible and prone to errors, and actively & continually seeking and correcting these to get closer to the truth. Science is self-correcting.

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