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Manchester, UK. Commercial/People photographer & blogger; arty projects always on the go. ❤️ music/nature/creativity/cycling.
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“Be careful, when a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.” Albert Camus
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Nathan Newby’s behaviour prevented a terrorist atrocity. He was a patient in hospital and saw someone in distress, he checked they were ok. This is human instinct but many of us ignore it. Thanks Mr Newby for what you did; the power of kindness 🙌👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mohammad Farooq trial: How moments of luck foiled terror plotwww.bbc.co.uk The disgruntled employee nearly detonated bomb at St James's Hospital in Leeds.
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Saw a barn owl hunting today, just 5 mins walk from my house. Absolutely took my breath away. Our urban greenspaces are so precious 🙏🌳! This afternoon, went to a free Salford festival “We Invented The Weekend” - it was brilliant great talks, stuff for kids, loved the Lowry thing from Salford Uni
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Top temp in Manchester today 16.5°C 🥶. This time last year it was 31.5°C 🔥🔥 #FrozenNorth #HeatingsOn
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Researchers from Durham University have found the River Mersey & estuary is heavily polluted by nitrogen from sewage & said the "shocking" levels required immediate action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mersey estuary pollution as high as 1980s levels - studywww.bbc.co.uk Sewage pollution in the Mersey Estuary is as bad as it was in the 1980s, according to a report.
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Mary Morton - The Street-Sticher of Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 She fixes, mends and shows people how to breathe new life into their garments – and has built an army of volunteers who work with her across the city. Thank you Mary, you are an inspiration👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The woman who built up Edinburgh's army of street stitcherswww.bbc.co.uk A 67-year-old shows people in streets and parks how to breath new life into their tired garments.
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Speedwell and daisies 😃 British spring wildflowers looking vibrant right now 🌱
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Inspiring and connecting event today at Manchester Urban Diggers community garden. Organisers Patagonia Manchester + Right To Roam with superb speakers Dr Amy Jane Beer & Dal Kular. #WildService book is a chorus of voices building "a new culture that returns nature to the very heart of society”. 💚
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A legendary Cardiff pub has been rebuilt brick by brick. Previous lady says The Vulcan pub “just like Star Trek would live forever”. A favourite of Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield. The original urinals are something to behold. Such a great story 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
Beloved Cardiff pub demolished in 2012 reopens after brick-by-brick rebuild on new sitewww.theguardian.com Historic alehouse frequented by a Manic Street Preacher and All Black rugby players reconstructed on edge of Welsh capital
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My red campion just popped out to say hello. It’s in my wildflower pot, next to a cowslip. Yards arent gardens but can still deliver 🥳 #nature 🌸
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This is such a great story!Acclaimed photographer David Hurn cracks Instagram in his 80s and he is far from your average photographer. Over the past seven decades he has documented everything from the Aberfan disaster to the Beatles at the height of Beatlemania. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Photographer David Hurn on cracking Instagram in his 80swww.bbc.co.uk Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.
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30 minutes on the train from Manchester to reach Marsden Moor. Damp underfoot but welcome sunny skies. Pasty from the bakery was 👌. A nice surprise - cheerful stained glass above a doorway 😍. #spring #morningwalk
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First 2024 chiffchaff heard yesterday whilst I was cycling on the Fallowfield Loop. Joyous little melody 🪶 #manchester #spring
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Top brain surgeon in race to cure his own cancer. Testing pioneering new treatments this is an extraordinary story which could change outcomes worldwide. Dr Scolyer has saved so many lives, I wish him every success 🙏 🇦🇺https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67870595
Richard Scolyer: Melanoma doctor's high-stakes gamble to cure his brain cancerwww.bbc.co.uk Richard Scolyer hopes the life-saving melanoma research he pioneered could treat his brain tumour.
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“Why would anyone want to be a referee?” This is a really interesting read about PGMOL referee training in the women’s (& sometimes now in the men’s) game. The WSL now has 50% full timers and hopes soon to hit 💯% www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I’ve never understood why anyone would want to be a referee. Now I dowww.theguardian.com Spending a day at the PGMOL training camp helps to show why match officials enjoy what they do despite it appearing at times to be a thankless task
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Madrileños like their street art and stickers 😍 “All cats are beautiful” #Madrid🇪🇸 I also learnt that people from Madrid are called ‘gatos’ (cats) because of a soldier from the 11th century who reclaimed the city by climbing its 12 metre protective wall with great agility.
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from sure things to lovely losers, my guide to the Oscar nominees you actually need to watch.
The 2024 Oscar Nominees You Actually Have to Watchslate.com And where you can stream them.
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Much needed wander over west recently & a very enjoyable catch up with photographer Carl Bigmore - discussing photographic projects, photobook publishing, composing music, local history & much more. I need to spend more time this year among the peaks & along the ragged coast of the west Highlands!
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Icicles alongside the stream on the track up to Moel Famau, North Wales. Chilly but rewarded with beautiful clear views from the top. ❄️
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-5.2°C ❄️ 🚲 cycle home this evening in Manchester, had to de-ice the saddle first 😂!
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Workers’ Cafe, Salford Neil Libbert, 1957
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Episode 201 - Out on Cooden Beach at night (30 mins) This week's episode is the second part of a recording we made at Cooden Beach in February last year. Let the sound of the sea soothe and refresh you. 🌊 *Sleep safe* > bit.ly/LenCoo2