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This is Andy. He and his wife founded Hessilhead wildlife hospital in 1979. Since then he has been directly responsible for saving tens of thousands of animals and building Hessilhead into what it is today. Swans, hedgehogs, seals, foxes, birds of all descriptions, saw them all so well cared for.

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We started the day with a good clean-up and breakfast for the hedgehogs.

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This is MacDonald. He was friendly, gentle, snuffly, and beautiful.

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Something desperately grim about the phrase 'Xmas Fayre'. Especially when you see it on a sign in March. Reeks of overcooked cabbage and wet dog pork.

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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

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Just suggesting, florist web designer, that when someone is buying flowers from the Condolences section you don’t take them to this before checkout…

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If you know any young #writers (16-22) in the north of England then point them to the wonderful @thewritingsquad.bsky.social who are recruiting now to their free two year programme of workshops and 1-1 support. Deadline end of this month! Please share this! www.writingsquad.com/join-the-squ...

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When I retire I'm going to run a little cafe for animals, with lots of different sized tables and different menus. You may think the cats and the squirrels and the highland cows won't co-exist peacefully but I'm going to have a big sign which says 'MY CAFE, MY RULES', which will definitely sort it.

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Can you imagine if we introduced performance-related pay for MPs? Westminster would be home to the world's biggest food bank. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Farage 'called one of his most prominent MPs...' 'One of his most prominent'. @theguardian.com, he only has FOUR.

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Found quite a few things doing a #beachclean but this still remains the best. And by best I mean most terrifying.

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Come on down next Friday at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk. Then stick around and see our show, #NightClasses!

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"I earn up to £300,000 a year but I don't consider myself wealthy" In the article: 'She has properties in London, Spain and San Francisco.' Pray for her struggle. Might start a GoFundMe. To be fair she is genuinely very poor when it comes to self-awareness. www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/...

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Almost 20 European leaders, incl Emmanuel Marcon & Friedrich Merz, plus VDL, have posted in support of @ZelenskyyUa after White House showdown. Notably, Keir Starmer has not. No 10 is referring reporters to PM’s comments this week on a just & lasting peace, with Ukraine at heart of talks.

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God Save The Pringe.

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These look like something from Alien

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Hey! I've been writing a weekly Substack about narrative nonfiction - specifically my fixation on how a piece of journalism can be made to feel as distinctive as a novel or a painting. Here is the latest one, about worldbuilding. jonronson.substack.com/p/worldbuild...

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This should be happening EVERYWHERE!

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One small strip of beach, four or five paces long. Far, far too many pieces of rubbish, mostly plastic. #plasticpollution

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I promise you this purchase was better than it sounds

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Coming up next Sunday in Sunderland. Last year our cleans took 9.5 tonnes of debris from the UK's beaches, and we'd love volunteers to join us for this one. Meet at Minchella's car park at 10am, we'll bring all the gear, but please bring your own gloves.

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Recent gale force winds and high spring tides have brought a fair bit of Lego from the 1997 cargo spill to the surface. This haul was found by Liutauras and his family while picking up plastic from Whitsand Bay in Cornwall over the weekend.

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"we was cleaning the sssssewersssss"

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Team Bat & Team Newt vs Team Destroy Nature I know which team I'm on

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I don't know why Yamaha doesn't get their different departments working together on things. They could be putting out a 6-op fm synth built into an outboard motor or a concert grand piano with snowmobile tracks. People on youtube would love that kind of shit.

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GOOD NEWS ALERT: We are thrilled to share that another North Atlantic right whale calf has been born! Join us in celebrating with mom ‘Cashew’ and supporting efforts to protect these critically endangered whales. #RightWhaleToSave: https://oceana.ly/4gsd63b

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One of the greatest records ever made.

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Coming up next Sunday in Sunderland. Last year our cleans took 9.5 tonnes of debris from the UK's beaches, and we'd love volunteers to join us for this one. Meet at Minchella's car park at 10am, we'll bring all the gear, but please bring your own gloves. www.facebook.com/events/46278...

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Oh, ♥️♥️. What a night.

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Remember what regulations are. They are our protection against the predations of capital. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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