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The new Bylines Network gazette is out!
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
December Bylines Network Gazette now available - and a Monbiot-shaped Boxing Day gift
As 2025 draws to an end, we're focusing on the future of our planet in a Gazette packed with fantastic citizen writing on climate change – and free access to our most popular podcast of the year.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The new Bylines Network gazette is out!
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
On the 4th day of Christmas...
The original 1780 lyrics gave us “four colly birds”. Today’s “calling birds” loses that meaning. There are 5–6 million breeding pairs in the UK. Find out more about these widely loved birds that are part of our gardens all year round ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The original 1780 lyrics gave us “four colly birds”. Today’s “calling birds” loses that meaning. There are 5–6 million breeding pairs in the UK. Find out more about these widely loved birds that are part of our gardens all year round ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Blackbird’s tale: the truth of the fourth day of Christmas
The ‘calling birds’ of Christmas were once ‘colly birds’ – blackbirds whose vivid yellow beaks and rich songs brighten UK gardens year-round
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On the 4th day of Christmas...
The original 1780 lyrics gave us “four colly birds”. Today’s “calling birds” loses that meaning. There are 5–6 million breeding pairs in the UK. Find out more about these widely loved birds that are part of our gardens all year round ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The original 1780 lyrics gave us “four colly birds”. Today’s “calling birds” loses that meaning. There are 5–6 million breeding pairs in the UK. Find out more about these widely loved birds that are part of our gardens all year round ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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A delve into the history of Wigan, a town that was once richer than Liverpool and Manchester | LDRS Press release
Wigan has a rich history going back to medieval, Roman and Anglo-Saxon times
A delve into the history of Wigan, a town that was once richer than Liverpool and Manchester
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A delve into the history of Wigan, a town that was once richer than Liverpool and Manchester | LDRS Press release
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Tyldesley residents are demanding greater transparency in the planning permission that greenlighted a huge warehouse development | Harrison Budak
Tyldesley residents fight mega warehouse development
Tyldesley residents are demanding greater transparency in the planning permission that greenlighted a huge warehouse development
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tyldesley residents are demanding greater transparency in the planning permission that greenlighted a huge warehouse development | Harrison Budak
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'collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers...'
“Reform UK…A party that promised to be ‘different’ seems instead to be collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers, except instead of legends you’re mostly getting the ones that never made the starting team”
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Reform’s poll numbers are slipping because Yorkshire folk are not daft - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: David Ingham, Ripon.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
'collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers...'
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The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen | Peter Sagar
Ceasefire proposal in Sudan, while another massacre is revealed
The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The news of a ceasefire proposal is welcome but has to be seen in the context of a civil war that is one of the most brutal and deadly that the world has seen | Peter Sagar
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With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles | Mark Bell
We need more tiddlers
With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
With EV cars growing larger and more polluting, we need to focus more on smaller motorcycles | Mark Bell
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🎄 On the 4th day of Christmas… “four calling birds” was originally “four colly birds” meaning coal-black i.e. blackbirds✨
So next time you sing the carol, picture the glossy male blackbird with his bright yellow beak and fluting song.
#12DaysOfChristmas
So next time you sing the carol, picture the glossy male blackbird with his bright yellow beak and fluting song.
#12DaysOfChristmas
Blackbird’s tale: the truth of the fourth day of Christmas
The ‘calling birds’ of Christmas were once ‘colly birds’ – blackbirds whose vivid yellow beaks and rich songs brighten UK gardens year-round
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🎄 On the 4th day of Christmas… “four calling birds” was originally “four colly birds” meaning coal-black i.e. blackbirds✨
So next time you sing the carol, picture the glossy male blackbird with his bright yellow beak and fluting song.
#12DaysOfChristmas
So next time you sing the carol, picture the glossy male blackbird with his bright yellow beak and fluting song.
#12DaysOfChristmas
On the third day of Christmas…
Katayoun Dowlatshahi keeps 30 hens and 2 cockerels, each with its own personality. They roam, dust-bathe, brood and raise chicks. Three French hens are never just a rhyme. They provide eggs and a world of joy.
#12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Katayoun Dowlatshahi keeps 30 hens and 2 cockerels, each with its own personality. They roam, dust-bathe, brood and raise chicks. Three French hens are never just a rhyme. They provide eggs and a world of joy.
#12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Three French Hens: the gift of love that keeps giving
Behind the Christmas “three French hens” lies a tale of song, survival and sentient birds, rarely seen yet deeply woven into our rural past.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On the third day of Christmas…
Katayoun Dowlatshahi keeps 30 hens and 2 cockerels, each with its own personality. They roam, dust-bathe, brood and raise chicks. Three French hens are never just a rhyme. They provide eggs and a world of joy.
#12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Katayoun Dowlatshahi keeps 30 hens and 2 cockerels, each with its own personality. They roam, dust-bathe, brood and raise chicks. Three French hens are never just a rhyme. They provide eggs and a world of joy.
#12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Inside WHISP with Feast of Praise 2025 at Newcastle Civic Centre | Lanre Sonde
When worship becomes community
Inside WHISP with Feast of Praise 2025 at Newcastle Civic Centre
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Inside WHISP with Feast of Praise 2025 at Newcastle Civic Centre | Lanre Sonde
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content
centralbylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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The Monkseaton Morris Dancers will perform outside The Ship, Percy Tce, Monkseaton on 1 January 2026 from 11:50 to 13:00 | Mark Bell
Rattle up, Monkseaton on New Years Day
The Monkseaton Morris Dancers will perform outside The Ship, Percy Tce, Monkseaton on 1 January 2026 from 11:50 to 13:00
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Monkseaton Morris Dancers will perform outside The Ship, Percy Tce, Monkseaton on 1 January 2026 from 11:50 to 13:00 | Mark Bell
The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
Can you spend too much time in nature?
When we step into a forest or out onto a windswept moor, something inside us relaxes, as if remembering who we are
@sussexbylines.co.uk
When we step into a forest or out onto a windswept moor, something inside us relaxes, as if remembering who we are
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Can you spend too much time in nature?
When we step into a forest or out onto a windswept moor, something inside us relaxes, as if remembering who we are
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Can you spend too much time in nature?
When we step into a forest or out onto a windswept moor, something inside us relaxes, as if remembering who we are
@sussexbylines.co.uk
When we step into a forest or out onto a windswept moor, something inside us relaxes, as if remembering who we are
@sussexbylines.co.uk
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On the third day of Christmas… Three French hens
From folk rhyme to free-ranging flocks, living the ancient cycle of light, instinct and life.
Katayoun Dowlatshahi shares her love of hens
From folk rhyme to free-ranging flocks, living the ancient cycle of light, instinct and life.
Katayoun Dowlatshahi shares her love of hens
Three French Hens: the gift of love that keeps giving
Behind the Christmas “three French hens” lies a tale of song, survival and sentient birds, rarely seen yet deeply woven into our rural past.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
On the third day of Christmas… Three French hens
From folk rhyme to free-ranging flocks, living the ancient cycle of light, instinct and life.
Katayoun Dowlatshahi shares her love of hens
From folk rhyme to free-ranging flocks, living the ancient cycle of light, instinct and life.
Katayoun Dowlatshahi shares her love of hens
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On the second day of Christmas
“Two turtle doves…” 🎶
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Turtle doves: saving the most remarkable and romantic bird of Christmas
From Christmas symbol to an endangered migrant – the turtle dove’s numbers have fallen 98% – but renewed habitat work will help it endure
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On the second day of Christmas
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“Two turtle doves…” 🎶
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Turtle doves: saving the most remarkable and romantic bird of Christmas
From Christmas symbol to an endangered migrant – the turtle dove’s numbers have fallen 98% – but renewed habitat work will help it endure
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Two turtle doves…” 🎶
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
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Should the UK follow the example set by Australia and declare a total ban on under-16s using any form of social media? | Cleisthenes' Disciple
The high cost of the UK’s Australia-style social media ban
Should the UK follow the example set by Australia and declare a total ban on under-16s using any form of social media?
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Should the UK follow the example set by Australia and declare a total ban on under-16s using any form of social media? | Cleisthenes' Disciple
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Starmer’s foreign aid cuts are undermining UK security abroad while empowering Putin and harming the world’s most vulnerable | Peter Sagar
Starmer’s Foreign Aid cuts are weakening Britain – and handing Putin an opening in the Balkans
Starmer’s foreign aid cuts are undermining UK security abroad while empowering Putin and harming the world’s most vulnerable
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Starmer’s foreign aid cuts are undermining UK security abroad while empowering Putin and harming the world’s most vulnerable | Peter Sagar
The latest edition of the Bylines Network Gazette is out now!
Breaking down climate change and sustainability from a citizen perspective, with articles from every corner of the UK and extra words from George Monbiot.
Sign up to get your copy: bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/december-b...
Breaking down climate change and sustainability from a citizen perspective, with articles from every corner of the UK and extra words from George Monbiot.
Sign up to get your copy: bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/december-b...
December Bylines Network Gazette now available - and a Monbiot-shaped Boxing Day gift
As 2025 draws to an end, we're focusing on the future of our planet in a Gazette packed with fantastic citizen writing on climate change – and free access to our most popular podcast of the year.
bylinesnetwork.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The latest edition of the Bylines Network Gazette is out now!
Breaking down climate change and sustainability from a citizen perspective, with articles from every corner of the UK and extra words from George Monbiot.
Sign up to get your copy: bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/december-b...
Breaking down climate change and sustainability from a citizen perspective, with articles from every corner of the UK and extra words from George Monbiot.
Sign up to get your copy: bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/december-b...
UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme
Brexit didn't have to mean the end of Erasmus+, and the government has now announced we will join the scheme again
@centralbylines.co.uk
Brexit didn't have to mean the end of Erasmus+, and the government has now announced we will join the scheme again
@centralbylines.co.uk
UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme
Brexit didn't have to mean the end of Erasmus+, and the government has now announced we will join the scheme again
centralbylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme
Brexit didn't have to mean the end of Erasmus+, and the government has now announced we will join the scheme again
@centralbylines.co.uk
Brexit didn't have to mean the end of Erasmus+, and the government has now announced we will join the scheme again
@centralbylines.co.uk
“Two turtle doves…” 🎶
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Turtle doves: saving the most remarkable and romantic bird of Christmas
From Christmas symbol to an endangered migrant – the turtle dove’s numbers have fallen 98% – but renewed habitat work will help it endure
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Two turtle doves…” 🎶
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️
Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social
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A veteran pear tree, a stubborn partridge, and a girl with a wooden sign – day one of our 12-day Christmas series reimagines “a partridge in a pear tree” for 2025.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
The partridge in the pear tree
Today we launch our seasonal series of articles for the twelve days of Christmas, with a tale of a girl, a partridge and a pear tree
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A veteran pear tree, a stubborn partridge, and a girl with a wooden sign – day one of our 12-day Christmas series reimagines “a partridge in a pear tree” for 2025.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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How does a century-old pier survive the North Sea – until suddenly it doesn’t? A Grade II-listed landmark is in jeopardy.
Survey reveals urgent structural faults at famous pier
A popular Victorian-era landmark is now in need of urgent repairs after a survey exposed critical problems beneath its deck
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
How does a century-old pier survive the North Sea – until suddenly it doesn’t? A Grade II-listed landmark is in jeopardy.
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A look at some of the proposals and policies in Stockton during 2025
| Gareth Lightfoot
| Gareth Lightfoot
Political rows in Stockton over 2025
A look at some of the proposals and policies in Stockton during 2025
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A look at some of the proposals and policies in Stockton during 2025
| Gareth Lightfoot
| Gareth Lightfoot