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Tony Britton
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Retired journo, health storyline whisperer to TV soaps, charity worker, proud dad and grandad. Bit of a fan of the @MEAssociation.org.uk
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Plans to create more parking space Pilgtrim Hospital, Boston - but it will be for staff only | LincsOnline | 15 Novermber 2025:
#PilgrimHospital #Boston #carparking
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Hospital wants to demolish buildings to create more parking space
A hospital wants to expand its car parking space by demolishing 13 buildings which have ‘become a target for anti-social behaviour’.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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politicsastar.bsky.social
“I’m Helen from the north & I live in a council house.”

@guardianobits Obituary of Conservative peer & Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove - & the story of the tragedy, & her fightback, which took her to the Lords

#r4today #skynews #LVIPolitics

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lady Newlove obituary
Former legal secretary who became a passionate and articulate advocate for the victims of crime
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November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
westonmale.bsky.social
New clothes shop replaces Inkley's in Spalding's #TheCrescent and in a nick of time before Christmas | LincsOnline | 17 November 2025:
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#Spalding #Spaldingtowncentre #SouthLincs #Wildvine
Owners celebrate grand opening of new clothing store
Owners of a new clothing boutique are thrilled with the positive response they have received following a successful opening.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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davidleakenney.bsky.social
It was great to finally see a Hoopoe for the first time, I caught this one flicking up cockroaches to swallow!

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
A Hoopoe bird about to swallow a cockroach whole. The bird was foraging for them in the undergrowth. The picture was taken in Tenerife.
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Archaeologists Assemble !

Great to catch up with friend of the Durotriges @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the Bournemouth leg of her #Domination tour this evening

www.alice-roberts.co.uk

An excellent talk (which even mentioned standing in Roman hypocausts) 😊👍

#HypocaustGate #Archaeology
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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meassociation.org.uk
1/3: The Morten Group: Hub for ME/CFS Research into Biomarker Research and Understanding the Biology of ME/CFS 
 
Since 2016, the ME Association has funded various projects at the University of Oxford under the leadership of Professor Karl Morten. 

#MECFS #pwME #Biomarker #RamsayResearchFund
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of Karl Morten. Photo of a blood vial. ME Association and Ramsay Research Fund logos. Heading - Research: Biomarker and Biology of ME/CFS. Read more.
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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meassociation.org.uk
Germany: Research funding for Post-Infectious Diseases will receive 500 million Euros

Read more here (translation is available on Google browser):

www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/K...

#MECFS #LongCovid #Germany
Nationale Dekade gegen Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen: Insgesamt eine halbe Milliarde Euro für weitergehende Forschung - BMFTR
Nationale Dekade gegen Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen: 500 Millionen Euro für Forschung
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November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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meassociation.org.uk
Reluctant runner Jack Hewitt completed the last of his Eight for A Mate marathons in Australia on Saturday – totally breaking through his £20,000 fundraising target for the ME Association and ME/CFS Australia. 

Find out more: https://meassociation.org.uk/ugff

#MECFS #pwME
Reluctant Runner Races Through His £20,000 Target! - The ME Association
Reluctant runner Jack Hewitt completed the last of his Eight for A Mate marathons in Australia on Saturday – totally breaking through his £20,000 fundraising target for the ME Association and ME/CFS Australia. 
meassociation.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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meassociation.org.uk
We’re joining the BigGive to fund a new study on what happens in muscle cells when people with ME/CFS experience PEM.
All donations from 2–9 Dec are doubled—sign up for a reminder & help support this vital research:

https://meassociation.org.uk/big-give-2025/

#MEAssociation #BigGive2025
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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westonmale.bsky.social
It was great catching up with Jack again at the weekend! He really has pulled out all the stops for the
@meassociation.org.uk and ME/CFS Australia over the past 11 months.
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#EightforAMate #StromloMarathon #Australia #Sydney #MEAssociation #mecfsaustralia #mecfs
Reluctant Runner Races Through His £20,000 Target! - The ME Association
Reluctant runner Jack Hewitt completed the last of his Eight for A Mate marathons in Australia on Saturday – totally breaking through his £20,000 fundraising target for the ME Association and ME/CFS A...
meassociation.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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greatfen.org.uk
Have you been fortunate enough to see Lorna’s beautiful peatland storytelling cloak in person this year? Read all about Lorna’s vision, its construction - from bog oak buttons to suit scrap soil - and its purpose, in her blog for @twigandtale.bsky.social. www.twigandtale.com/blogs/twig-a...
Lorna twirls in her cloak at the Great Fen Apple and Harvest Fair. Image Andrew Moore The cloak on a dressmaker’s dummy at the Groundswell festival, with a sign explaining its work in progress The cloak on a dressmaker’s dummy at the Groundswell festival, showing the back with appliqué bullrush, peat, swallow and water.
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
westonmale.bsky.social
It was great catching up with Jack again at the weekend! He really has pulled out all the stops for the
@meassociation.org.uk and ME/CFS Australia over the past 11 months.
meassociation.org.uk/2025/11/relu...
#EightforAMate #StromloMarathon #Australia #Sydney #MEAssociation #mecfsaustralia #mecfs
Reluctant Runner Races Through His £20,000 Target! - The ME Association
Reluctant runner Jack Hewitt completed the last of his Eight for A Mate marathons in Australia on Saturday – totally breaking through his £20,000 fundraising target for the ME Association and ME/CFS A...
meassociation.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
One of the most beautiful trees in
Europe is the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham

My youngest son is at university in the City, and took this photo 30mins ago
A beautiful oak tree
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
westonmale.bsky.social
I line up with these guys who offer good, old-fashioned courtesy and friendship. My quiz night out in Manea, near March, with #FenlandOddfellows on Saturday. Nice break from the telly and a bit of banter with team partners farmer Michael Dale and his family.
#Manea #March #TheOddfellows #quiznight
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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westonmale.bsky.social
Great news - Jack has completed the last of his 'Eight for A Mate!' marathons at Stromlo, near the Australian capital of Canberra and donations are pouring into his fundraising page for @meassociation.org.uk once again at
www.justgiving.com/page/mecfsma...
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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westonmale.bsky.social
Nice piece by @duncanbrowne.bsky.social Fab, fresh winning photo by Sarah Carter from #Bourne! | @lincsonline.bsky.social | 15 November 2025:
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#weddingphotographer #DigitalCamera #BritishPhotographyAwards #LincsOnline
French alps job offer for wedding photographer after landing national award
Eyecatching offers have been flooding in to a photographer after she was handed a highly-sought national award.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
westonmale.bsky.social
Nice piece by @duncanbrowne.bsky.social Fab, fresh winning photo by Sarah Carter from #Bourne! | @lincsonline.bsky.social | 15 November 2025:
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#weddingphotographer #DigitalCamera #BritishPhotographyAwards #LincsOnline
French alps job offer for wedding photographer after landing national award
Eyecatching offers have been flooding in to a photographer after she was handed a highly-sought national award.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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A closer view of the late 14th Century wooden lierne vault within the central tower at Peterborough Cathedral. The central boss of Christ in Majesty enthroned on a cloud is similar to the one a few miles off at Ely. Around him, angels hold Instruments of the Passion, painted by Clayton & Bell.
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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.@FraserNelson on “the crisis of state capacity, with govts taking on (& promising) more but delivering less.”

A change in PM, Wes instead of Keir “is unlikely to change much”

#r4today #SkyNews #KeirStarmer #Labour #LabourCivilWar #LVIPolitics
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Still time for #TeesValley retailers and other businesses to sign up for my "Boosting Festive Footfall" workshops starting on Monday!

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2562147...

#retail #highstreet #highstreets
Support package to boost North East high street businesses this Christmas
A new support scheme launched by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority aims to boost high street businesses during the critical Christmas…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
westonmale.bsky.social
Great news - Jack has completed the last of his 'Eight for A Mate!' marathons at Stromlo, near the Australian capital of Canberra and donations are pouring into his fundraising page for @meassociation.org.uk once again at
www.justgiving.com/page/mecfsma...
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
westonmale.bsky.social
Jack Hewitt is in a race to the finish of his 'Eight for A Mate!' series of marathons in Australia today to raise £20,000 for the
@meassociation.org.uk
Could you help him get over the line today in the Stromlo Marathon near Canberra?
Donations welcome here:
www.justgiving.com/page/mecfsma...
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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actionforme.bsky.social
(1/2) 📢 Westminster Hall debate on government support for ME

Tessa Munt MP has tabled a debate on government support for people with ME next week in Westminster. This is an important opportunity to make sure the voices of people with ME are heard in Parliament.
A graphic with a photo of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in the background. Over the image is a green speech-bubble shape containing a white envelope icon and the text “Invite your local MP!”. At the bottom, a green banner reads: “Wednesday 19th November – Westminster Hall Debate: tabled by MP Tessa Munt”. The Action for ME logo appears in the top left corner.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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meassociation.org.uk
1/2: MP Tessa Munt has tabled a debate on ME/CFS in Westminster Hall on 19 November 2025 from 4:30pm until 5:30pm
 
Please write to your MP and ask them to attend the debate next week!

https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal53589

#pwME #MyalgicE #MECFS #WriteToYourMP #Parliament #Debate
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of the Houses of Parliament. Photo of MP Tessa Munt. Heading - MP Tessa Munt has tabled a debate on ME/CFS in Westminster Hall on 19 November 2025 at 4:30pm
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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meassociation.org.uk
Want to find out more about LDN(Low Dose Naltrexone), and the research the ME Association is funding? 

Watch our interview with Dr Luis Nacul, principal investigator for this clinical trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrUegjVyBs 

#MECFS #LDN #RamsayResearchFund
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of Dr Luis Nacul, Photo of medications, YouTube, ME Association and Ramsay Research Fund logos. Heading - Interview with Dr Luis Nacul, principal investigator for clinical trial on LDN
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM