Brad Gray
@bradleygray.bsky.social
Production Editor, Newsletters @ The Observer | Previously Tortoise + Reach plc's sites in the south east | Indie trash | All views my own etc | He/him
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November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Introducing The Observer’s first ever digital subscription.
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Love it! Get it at every station.
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Love it! Get it at every station.
Love seeing the changing of the guard out in the wild.
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Love seeing the changing of the guard out in the wild.
New Geese record stellar.
"I have no idea where I'm going, here I come."
Tears.
"I have no idea where I'm going, here I come."
Tears.
September 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
New Geese record stellar.
"I have no idea where I'm going, here I come."
Tears.
"I have no idea where I'm going, here I come."
Tears.
Gutting to read this. Thoughts going out to all Reach staff either facing redundancy or feeling survivor's guilt.
September 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gutting to read this. Thoughts going out to all Reach staff either facing redundancy or feeling survivor's guilt.
Here's my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on Cracker Barrel, rebrands in the modern era, phone screens, Leeds United and Pepsi.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
September 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here's my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on Cracker Barrel, rebrands in the modern era, phone screens, Leeds United and Pepsi.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
Utterly obsessed with the newest Billie Marten album Dog Eared. She's been stellar for years but this is leaps and bounds more captivating than anything else I've heard this year.
August 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Utterly obsessed with the newest Billie Marten album Dog Eared. She's been stellar for years but this is leaps and bounds more captivating than anything else I've heard this year.
I've written this piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social looking at why the argument for building Heathrow's third runway is different now, whether that matters, and why the price of expanding airline emissions is considered worth paying, even as the world burns.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
Heathrow’s third runway has been a bugbear for decades. N...
Despite lingering questions, the financial case for expansion has reached a tipping point
observer.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I've written this piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social looking at why the argument for building Heathrow's third runway is different now, whether that matters, and why the price of expanding airline emissions is considered worth paying, even as the world burns.
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
Brilliant that Chris Spargo (who is brilliant) has done a video involving Pitsea Tesco (which is and always has been brilliant).
Brilliant!
youtu.be/yTWD7qULzA4?...
Brilliant!
youtu.be/yTWD7qULzA4?...
What happened to 24-hour supermarkets?
YouTube video by Chris Spargo
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Brilliant that Chris Spargo (who is brilliant) has done a video involving Pitsea Tesco (which is and always has been brilliant).
Brilliant!
youtu.be/yTWD7qULzA4?...
Brilliant!
youtu.be/yTWD7qULzA4?...
I like to think I know 95% of everything there is to know about the history of Basildon - so it always excites me when I learn a new noteworthy thing!
Today I found out that the first Premier Inn hotel (opened under the Travel Inn name) was the one by The Watermill pub!
Today I found out that the first Premier Inn hotel (opened under the Travel Inn name) was the one by The Watermill pub!
July 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I like to think I know 95% of everything there is to know about the history of Basildon - so it always excites me when I learn a new noteworthy thing!
Today I found out that the first Premier Inn hotel (opened under the Travel Inn name) was the one by The Watermill pub!
Today I found out that the first Premier Inn hotel (opened under the Travel Inn name) was the one by The Watermill pub!
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“We have only days left, literally days.”
In their first public statement since resigning, I spoke to two former directors of Morecambe about the madness of the last month and their fears for the future of the club.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/w...
“We have only days left, literally days.”
In their first public statement since resigning, I spoke to two former directors of Morecambe about the madness of the last month and their fears for the future of the club.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/w...
“We have only days left, literally days.”
With Morecambe caught in an ever-worsening financial and ownership crisis, two members of the board who resigned last week have broken their silence to talk about the madness of recent months and t…
theuglygame.wordpress.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨 Exclusive 🚨
“We have only days left, literally days.”
In their first public statement since resigning, I spoke to two former directors of Morecambe about the madness of the last month and their fears for the future of the club.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/w...
“We have only days left, literally days.”
In their first public statement since resigning, I spoke to two former directors of Morecambe about the madness of the last month and their fears for the future of the club.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/w...
Yeah the internet is in a great, great state.
July 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Yeah the internet is in a great, great state.
Watching England beat Colombia on penalties here (Chelmsford Walkabout 2018 World Cup) in a packed room will forever be one of my favourite football memories.
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www.essexlive.news/whats-on/wha...
Chelmsford sports bar announces closure day in second blow to city
Its the second venue to announce its closure in two days
www.essexlive.news
June 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Watching England beat Colombia on penalties here (Chelmsford Walkabout 2018 World Cup) in a packed room will forever be one of my favourite football memories.
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www.essexlive.news/whats-on/wha...
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www.essexlive.news/whats-on/wha...
Heartbroken.
Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia
pitchfork.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Heartbroken.
Lol
"ALL THE BEST TELEVISION SERIES? SEASON THREE IS BETTER THAN SEASON TWO.”
Ange with the ultimate mic drop 🤯🤯🤯
Ange with the ultimate mic drop 🤯🤯🤯
June 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Lol
New Tube map means new "ewwww" moments.
Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street now look like they're both labelled to the dash on the Northern Line.
And where is Oxford Circus now? I can't tell what it's supposed to be linked to.
As always information is more important that aesthetics - but jeez.
Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street now look like they're both labelled to the dash on the Northern Line.
And where is Oxford Circus now? I can't tell what it's supposed to be linked to.
As always information is more important that aesthetics - but jeez.
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New Tube map means new "ewwww" moments.
Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street now look like they're both labelled to the dash on the Northern Line.
And where is Oxford Circus now? I can't tell what it's supposed to be linked to.
As always information is more important that aesthetics - but jeez.
Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street now look like they're both labelled to the dash on the Northern Line.
And where is Oxford Circus now? I can't tell what it's supposed to be linked to.
As always information is more important that aesthetics - but jeez.
I've written about escalators for @theobserveruk.bsky.social - because they're absolutely essential but also a 40-tonne infrastructural headache.
Read here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Read here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Mind the steps: escalator repairs plague travel network | The Observer
A growing number of mechanical problems at the capital’s tube and light rail stations are disrupting commuters and incurring huge costs
observer.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I've written about escalators for @theobserveruk.bsky.social - because they're absolutely essential but also a 40-tonne infrastructural headache.
Read here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Read here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I'd say give Kevin Maher the freedom of the city of Southend but he already bloody has it!
Unbelievable. What an amazing club. What an amazing man. WEMBLEY COME ONNNNN
Unbelievable. What an amazing club. What an amazing man. WEMBLEY COME ONNNNN
May 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'd say give Kevin Maher the freedom of the city of Southend but he already bloody has it!
Unbelievable. What an amazing club. What an amazing man. WEMBLEY COME ONNNNN
Unbelievable. What an amazing club. What an amazing man. WEMBLEY COME ONNNNN
All that transparently naff "it's going away" marketing just for this weak redesign? Genuinely upset.
May 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
All that transparently naff "it's going away" marketing just for this weak redesign? Genuinely upset.
Portugal erasure smh.
May 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Portugal erasure smh.
This club just does not know when it, is, beaten.
May 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This club just does not know when it, is, beaten.