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Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
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"If Labour has achieved anything, it is simply to have laid the conundrum bare, push the public to their snapping point, and ready us for the potential mother of all political battles" By Claire Jones.
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- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
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- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"If Labour has achieved anything, it is simply to have laid the conundrum bare, push the public to their snapping point, and ready us for the potential mother of all political battles" By Claire Jones.
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- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
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Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
It's not the first time Mayor Lord Ben Houchen’s Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has been snubbed by the government since an independent report into its handling of the Teesworks regeneration si...
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
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REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
Prostate cancer can be silent. One man’s story shows how it hides in plain sight – and why getting checked could save your life.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The trouble with dribbles – a revealing prostate cancer journey
Prostate cancer can develop silently. Some have no classic prostate cancer symptoms. Early checks are vital – sometimes, the signs are hidden
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Prostate cancer can be silent. One man’s story shows how it hides in plain sight – and why getting checked could save your life.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
In 1889 a judge called Toby “pestilential” and jailed its editor. But the East End Watch-Dog – a Victorian citizen journalism newspaper – had already done something remarkable: it showed working people *they* could challenge power in print. Read its story ⬇️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Rise and silencing of the East End’s pioneering paper
“That’s the way to do it!” Toby, a paper named after Punch’s dog bit back at power – until satire, scandal and love brought it to heel
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In 1889 a judge called Toby “pestilential” and jailed its editor. But the East End Watch-Dog – a Victorian citizen journalism newspaper – had already done something remarkable: it showed working people *they* could challenge power in print. Read its story ⬇️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Back in 1997 there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern
Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back in 1997 there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com
Emissions scandal: factory farms fail to declare climate impacts
Applications for giant UK livestock factory farms are ignoring climate emissions, despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com
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Keir Starmer today called it “utterly appalling” that a Reform UK councillor described children in care as “downright evil”.
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Cambridgeshire’s most vulnerable deserve respect, not contempt
Councillor Andy Osborn faces investigation after calling children in care “evil,” sparking outrage among Care Experienced people
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Keir Starmer today called it “utterly appalling” that a Reform UK councillor described children in care as “downright evil”.
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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“Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.”https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/a-new-survey-reveals-negative-attitudes-to-reform-uk-ltd/
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.”https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/a-new-survey-reveals-negative-attitudes-to-reform-uk-ltd/
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@yorkshirebylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social
Raising money from big brands to back the Bylines Network
Click and donate for free while you shop, to support the citizen journalists of the Bylines Network who are reshaping the news landscape | Mark Cunliffe
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social
Raising money from big brands to back citizen journalism
Click and donate for free while you shop, to support the citizen journalists of the Bylines Network who are reshaping the news landscape
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Raising money from big brands to back the Bylines Network
Click and donate for free while you shop, to support the citizen journalists of the Bylines Network who are reshaping the news landscape | Mark Cunliffe
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social
Raising money from big brands to back the Bylines Network
Click and donate for free while you shop, to support the citizen journalists of the Bylines Network who are reshaping the news landscape | Mark Cunliffe
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich" | North East Bylines
Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich" | North East Bylines
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
From prisoner to poet: The shadows that shape
Abandoned by the systems that were meant to guide him, Will Pendray picked up a pen and a pulse returned to his life | Mick Channon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Abandoned by the systems that were meant to guide him, Will Pendray picked up a pen and a pulse returned to his life | Mick Channon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
From prisoner to poet: The shadows that shape
Abandoned by the systems that were meant to guide him, Will Pendray picked up a pen and a pulse returned to his life
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
From prisoner to poet: The shadows that shape
Abandoned by the systems that were meant to guide him, Will Pendray picked up a pen and a pulse returned to his life | Mick Channon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Abandoned by the systems that were meant to guide him, Will Pendray picked up a pen and a pulse returned to his life | Mick Channon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
New code of conduct planned for mayors and councillors
The forthcoming code of conduct for local government is to be consistent with the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in public life
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
The forthcoming code of conduct for local government is to be consistent with the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in public life
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
New code of conduct planned for mayors and councillors
The forthcoming code of conduct for local government is to be consistent with the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in public life
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
New code of conduct planned for mayors and councillors
The forthcoming code of conduct for local government is to be consistent with the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in public life
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
The forthcoming code of conduct for local government is to be consistent with the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in public life
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Devolution, culture and the case for Seven Stories
Reading is power, we need to support Seven Stories
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
Reading is power, we need to support Seven Stories
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
Devolution, culture and the case for Seven Stories
Reading is power, we need to support Seven Stories
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Devolution, culture and the case for Seven Stories
Reading is power, we need to support Seven Stories
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
Reading is power, we need to support Seven Stories
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/educati...
REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
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Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, symptoms may vary. In Ben's case it was a urinary tract infection.
This is his journey & shows early checks are vital for a cancer affecting 1 in 8 men.
This is his journey & shows early checks are vital for a cancer affecting 1 in 8 men.
The trouble with dribbles – a revealing prostate cancer journey
Prostate cancer can develop silently. Some have no classic prostate cancer symptoms. Early checks are vital – sometimes, the signs are hidden
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, symptoms may vary. In Ben's case it was a urinary tract infection.
This is his journey & shows early checks are vital for a cancer affecting 1 in 8 men.
This is his journey & shows early checks are vital for a cancer affecting 1 in 8 men.
Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
It's not the first time Mayor Lord Ben Houchen’s Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has been snubbed by the government since an independent report into its handling of the Teesworks regeneration si...
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Houchen’s Tees Valley misses out on share of £7bn housing funding
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/housing...
"If Labour has achieved anything, it is simply to have laid the conundrum bare, push the public to their snapping point, and ready us for the potential mother of all political battles" By Claire Jones.
Full article in link -
- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Full article in link -
- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"If Labour has achieved anything, it is simply to have laid the conundrum bare, push the public to their snapping point, and ready us for the potential mother of all political battles" By Claire Jones.
Full article in link -
- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Full article in link -
- westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Keir Starmer today called it “utterly appalling” that a Reform UK councillor described children in care as “downright evil”.
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Cambridgeshire’s most vulnerable deserve respect, not contempt
Councillor Andy Osborn faces investigation after calling children in care “evil,” sparking outrage among Care Experienced people
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Keir Starmer today called it “utterly appalling” that a Reform UK councillor described children in care as “downright evil”.
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This report by a Care Experienced writer reveals how that remark still reverberates in Cambridgeshire.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk