Ben Proctor
@benproctor.co.uk
Some time folk singer. Ex Data Orchard CIC. Now freelance data consultant.
LibDem Herefordshire and Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU)
LibDem Herefordshire and Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU)
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Sefydlu gweithgor enwau Cymraeg Bannau Brycheiniog golwg.360.cymru/newyddion/ia... @golwg.360.cymru
@mapio.cymru
@mapio.cymru
Sefydlu gweithgor enwau Cymraeg Bannau Brycheiniog
Bydd gweithgor yn cael ei sefydlu i adolygu enwau Cymraeg yn ardal Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog, ac i wneud penderfyniadau ynghylch sut fyddan nhw’n cael eu sillafu’n swyddogol. Yng n...
golwg.360.cymru
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Sefydlu gweithgor enwau Cymraeg Bannau Brycheiniog golwg.360.cymru/newyddion/ia... @golwg.360.cymru
@mapio.cymru
@mapio.cymru
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DSIT is looking for ideas about what public data to focus on making available (to business) within the National Data Library.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Opportunities for public sector data survey 2026: questions
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
DSIT is looking for ideas about what public data to focus on making available (to business) within the National Data Library.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Open : Data : Night is back in Manchester 📊
Join us on Monday 23 February, 18:30–20:30 at Altogether Otherwise (M4 4BB) for an evening of open data talks, quick-fire slots, and community connections.
Got a project, idea or question? Bring it.
🎟️ bit.ly/ODM-ODN261
Join us on Monday 23 February, 18:30–20:30 at Altogether Otherwise (M4 4BB) for an evening of open data talks, quick-fire slots, and community connections.
Got a project, idea or question? Bring it.
🎟️ bit.ly/ODM-ODN261
February 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Open : Data : Night is back in Manchester 📊
Join us on Monday 23 February, 18:30–20:30 at Altogether Otherwise (M4 4BB) for an evening of open data talks, quick-fire slots, and community connections.
Got a project, idea or question? Bring it.
🎟️ bit.ly/ODM-ODN261
Join us on Monday 23 February, 18:30–20:30 at Altogether Otherwise (M4 4BB) for an evening of open data talks, quick-fire slots, and community connections.
Got a project, idea or question? Bring it.
🎟️ bit.ly/ODM-ODN261
Strong agree
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Strong agree
www.eventbrite.com/e/dvs-love-d... this looks like a fun dataviz workshop
DVS Love Data Week Workshop
Celebrate Love Data Week! Hands-on workshop for all levels—build along in Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau Public.
www.eventbrite.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
www.eventbrite.com/e/dvs-love-d... this looks like a fun dataviz workshop
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This is so good: @weratedogs.com calls out Ring for using people's love of dogs to manufacture consent for mass surveillance.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is so good: @weratedogs.com calls out Ring for using people's love of dogs to manufacture consent for mass surveillance.
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Well this is a very touching local news story.
Leicester Cathedral reveals sign language wedding held in 1576
Cathedral bosses believe the signed service could have been one of the first in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Well this is a very touching local news story.
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The SEND system isn’t working, not for students, their families, or their teachers.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges and start transforming our education system.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges and start transforming our education system.
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The SEND system isn’t working, not for students, their families, or their teachers.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges and start transforming our education system.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges and start transforming our education system.
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A group will be set up to look at prioritising Welsh place names within a national park authority and making decisions on how they will be officially spelled
Welsh place names to be given priority following national park rebrand
Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporter A group will be set up to look at prioritising Welsh place names within a national park authority (NPA) and making decisions on how they will be officially spelle...
wp.me
February 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A group will be set up to look at prioritising Welsh place names within a national park authority and making decisions on how they will be officially spelled
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An excellent article :
@auntiesyzygy.bsky.social @claireboardman.bsky.social
scottishleftreview.scot/skyes-revolt...
@auntiesyzygy.bsky.social @claireboardman.bsky.social
scottishleftreview.scot/skyes-revolt...
Skye’s Revolting Crofters
New cultural infrastructure is vital to stop Skye being hollowed out by holiday lets and seasonal blow-ins, writes Catherine MacPhee.
scottishleftreview.scot
February 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
An excellent article :
@auntiesyzygy.bsky.social @claireboardman.bsky.social
scottishleftreview.scot/skyes-revolt...
@auntiesyzygy.bsky.social @claireboardman.bsky.social
scottishleftreview.scot/skyes-revolt...
I just published 'Nonprofit data jobs' for this week buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...
Nonprofit data jobs 2026-02-06
Featuring vacancies at Don Catchment Rivers Trust, Samaritans, Swindon Borough Council and many more
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I just published 'Nonprofit data jobs' for this week buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...
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[Arghhhh] Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier? calmatters.org/housing/home...
Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier?
A California company is using AI to help diagnose homeless Californians. The tool promises better health care, but raises questions.
calmatters.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
[Arghhhh] Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier? calmatters.org/housing/home...
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Experience: I am the Excel world champion
Experience: I am the Excel world champion
I have been called the LeBron James of spreadsheets, but I try not to take myself too seriously
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Experience: I am the Excel world champion
Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons
Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons
Swords found in early medieval graves show the complex cultural meanings that weapons can hold.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons
A good overview of the real challenge around DSG deficits in local government [£]
www.ft.com/content/ab85...
www.ft.com/content/ab85...
Nearly 70 English councils say they face insolvency over special needs education debt
Plea illustrates dilemma facing government as it attempts to overhaul increasingly expensive system
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A good overview of the real challenge around DSG deficits in local government [£]
www.ft.com/content/ab85...
www.ft.com/content/ab85...
Christine and the Magic Charts: A Data Visualization Book for Kids - Nightingale
Christine and the Magic Charts: A Data Visualization Book for Kids - Nightingale
“Daddy, what’s your job?”“Mom, what are those pretty pictures? I want to make some too!” The idea Anyone who loves their job has probably wanted..
nightingaledvs.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Christine and the Magic Charts: A Data Visualization Book for Kids - Nightingale
Brain eating amoeba anyone?
Why are scientists calling for urgent action on amoebas?
These shape-shifting microbes can harbour deadly pathogens, and climate change is helping them spread.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Brain eating amoeba anyone?
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Reality 1 - 0 Reform UK
Reform UK admits Kent council’s Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive found little waste
County councillors say former Conservative administration ‘weren’t crazy, they were business people’
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Reality 1 - 0 Reform UK
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In a return to the seventeenth century parliament may pass a bill of attainder or something so as to punish one person by primary legislation.
Would be better just to have a general statutory scheme for any person in the position of the accused here, so that there may be independent due process.
Would be better just to have a general statutory scheme for any person in the position of the accused here, so that there may be independent due process.
February 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
In a return to the seventeenth century parliament may pass a bill of attainder or something so as to punish one person by primary legislation.
Would be better just to have a general statutory scheme for any person in the position of the accused here, so that there may be independent due process.
Would be better just to have a general statutory scheme for any person in the position of the accused here, so that there may be independent due process.
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Breaking:
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Breaking:
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
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A group of volunteers have been running @nhshackday.com since 2012. In a crazy world, it is all about coming together with common purpose to solve problems in our health service. Please reshare this post about #30 in Cardiff Mar 21/22. We would love to have you join us. ti.to/nhshackday/3...
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A group of volunteers have been running @nhshackday.com since 2012. In a crazy world, it is all about coming together with common purpose to solve problems in our health service. Please reshare this post about #30 in Cardiff Mar 21/22. We would love to have you join us. ti.to/nhshackday/3...
Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago?
Revisiting the great flood of 1607
Revisiting the great flood of 1607
Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago? Revisiting the great flood of 1607
Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a tsunami.
theconversation.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago?
Revisiting the great flood of 1607
Revisiting the great flood of 1607
Herefordshire’s NMITE university gets a write up in The i [£] liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/419...
Inside the British army’s new drone school – where Gen Z learn to fight back against Russia
The New Model Institute of Technology is establishing a drone-specific undergraduate programme for the UK’s future drone experts
liveapp.inews.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Herefordshire’s NMITE university gets a write up in The i [£] liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/419...
Always love to read people talking about Telford’s legacy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... HT @loocetweets.bsky.social
‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Always love to read people talking about Telford’s legacy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... HT @loocetweets.bsky.social
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![Comic. [A chemical formula trailing off the right side] C1076 H1080 Ac1067 Ag1069 Al1075 Am1026 Ar1075 As1070 At1047 Au1069 B1071 Ba1070 Be [caption] The approximate chemical formula for the universe](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiheadwaulk6slb3ao3jmuve4grmz72ri4bjvi2zjfotsxjdgwlji4@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 AM