Anne Bell
@yorkshirebell.bsky.social
Allotmenteer with a seed problem. Keen cook and baker. A bit loopy about Bradford City. Likes history and travel by rail.
Is this the best Kemi Badenoch can do???
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Is this the best Kemi Badenoch can do???
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We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
I think we will be alright for chilli jam this year. The variety is Pavelec. A nice medium heat. Lots more on the plant.
August 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I think we will be alright for chilli jam this year. The variety is Pavelec. A nice medium heat. Lots more on the plant.
Three more aubergines! Plus Storm Floris did for 3 of my bean wigwams, but with the assistance of OH they are upright once again with a Heath Robinson type arrangement. Several stout hazel poles were snapped in two. Our site is high up though.
August 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Three more aubergines! Plus Storm Floris did for 3 of my bean wigwams, but with the assistance of OH they are upright once again with a Heath Robinson type arrangement. Several stout hazel poles were snapped in two. Our site is high up though.
I have braided my Provence Wight garlic. Not bad. In splendid news I have managed to grow an aubergine! Variety is Diamond grown outside in a pot resulted in much better pollination.
July 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I have braided my Provence Wight garlic. Not bad. In splendid news I have managed to grow an aubergine! Variety is Diamond grown outside in a pot resulted in much better pollination.
Too hot to do much at the allotment. I have spent a good deal of the morning sat beneath the apple tree. Signed someone up for a difficult plot. Dug a few potatoes, picked some leaf beet, raspberries, peas and the 1st courgette.
Spinach and potato curry tonight.
Spinach and potato curry tonight.
July 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Too hot to do much at the allotment. I have spent a good deal of the morning sat beneath the apple tree. Signed someone up for a difficult plot. Dug a few potatoes, picked some leaf beet, raspberries, peas and the 1st courgette.
Spinach and potato curry tonight.
Spinach and potato curry tonight.
The squash and pumpkins are getting under way. Rambling in all sorts of directions as per usual. I am growing Blue Ballet, Flat White Boer, Winter Luxury, Kabocha and Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Acorn. Rouge vif d'etampes is in another bed.
July 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The squash and pumpkins are getting under way. Rambling in all sorts of directions as per usual. I am growing Blue Ballet, Flat White Boer, Winter Luxury, Kabocha and Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Acorn. Rouge vif d'etampes is in another bed.
First garlic is ready. This variety is Provence Wight.
June 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
First garlic is ready. This variety is Provence Wight.
The pigeons didn't get these!
June 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The pigeons didn't get these!
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
Wonderful display from the Bantams in front of a 23k crowd. A 4-1 demolition of Colchester United. Fabulous all round.
March 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wonderful display from the Bantams in front of a 23k crowd. A 4-1 demolition of Colchester United. Fabulous all round.
Our grandson is 7 next week. Last year he was given a cheap toy microscope as a present. He has continued to play with it but has asked for a "much much better one". Any recommendations for something suitable?
March 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our grandson is 7 next week. Last year he was given a cheap toy microscope as a present. He has continued to play with it but has asked for a "much much better one". Any recommendations for something suitable?
Spent today tidying up the greenhouse, once again a job I should have done in November. All tidy now. Tomorrow I will clean the glass and I will be ready for 2026 sees sowing. Lots of bumble bees about I am pleased to say.
March 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Spent today tidying up the greenhouse, once again a job I should have done in November. All tidy now. Tomorrow I will clean the glass and I will be ready for 2026 sees sowing. Lots of bumble bees about I am pleased to say.
New polytunnel cover ordered. Last one shredded in storm just before Christmas. Can't complain, we've had it 10 years and it was third hand. Some prep work first, then we just need a warm sunny day to fit it. Wonder when that might occur?
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New polytunnel cover ordered. Last one shredded in storm just before Christmas. Can't complain, we've had it 10 years and it was third hand. Some prep work first, then we just need a warm sunny day to fit it. Wonder when that might occur?
A great 3-0 Bradford City win v Walsall. Best match I've seen for a while. Brilliant goals from Sarcevic and Pattison. Superb performances all round. Large group of Norwegian City supporters behind us. They were great fun. I told them they could visit again!
January 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A great 3-0 Bradford City win v Walsall. Best match I've seen for a while. Brilliant goals from Sarcevic and Pattison. Superb performances all round. Large group of Norwegian City supporters behind us. They were great fun. I told them they could visit again!
This is a wonderful piece. Loved it.
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
December 20, 2024 at 10:55 AM
This is a wonderful piece. Loved it.
Another year, another carrot cake for our son Joe's birthday. Nigel Slater's recipe minus the walnuts. Joe's favourite cake.
December 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Another year, another carrot cake for our son Joe's birthday. Nigel Slater's recipe minus the walnuts. Joe's favourite cake.
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@karenlowthian.bsky.social great little read as accompaniment to the TV series
To mark reviving my account, here's a column which pulls together lots of my interests all at once
I was very grateful to the Observer's brilliant team for giving me the chance to write about Henry VIII, Donald Trump, and why Wolf Hall makes Cromwell far too nice
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was very grateful to the Observer's brilliant team for giving me the chance to write about Henry VIII, Donald Trump, and why Wolf Hall makes Cromwell far too nice
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants| Kate Maltby
Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:33 AM
@karenlowthian.bsky.social great little read as accompaniment to the TV series
Thanks to Storm Bert no football today. Might be a blessing as half the City squad is injured. Going to do menu planning for "Not New Year's Eve" instead. Always had friends for NYE dinner but now we all have grandchildren we are child sitting or hosting family. So now NYE has moved to mid January.
November 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Thanks to Storm Bert no football today. Might be a blessing as half the City squad is injured. Going to do menu planning for "Not New Year's Eve" instead. Always had friends for NYE dinner but now we all have grandchildren we are child sitting or hosting family. So now NYE has moved to mid January.
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
An excellent episode of The Archers if I may say so.
September 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
An excellent episode of The Archers if I may say so.
A birthday carrot cake for our son. Your recipe @nigelslater.bsky.social minus the walnuts. He doesn't like walnuts but it is his favourite cake. He always asks for it.
December 12, 2023 at 1:42 PM
A birthday carrot cake for our son. Your recipe @nigelslater.bsky.social minus the walnuts. He doesn't like walnuts but it is his favourite cake. He always asks for it.
Great excitement for a seedaholic like me.Today is the day the annual Heritage Seed Library catalogue is released. This year i have chosen Altringham carrot; Jackson Grey Back pea; Box climbing French bean; George Richardson lettuce; Zapallito de Tronco squash; and Market King tomato.
December 8, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Great excitement for a seedaholic like me.Today is the day the annual Heritage Seed Library catalogue is released. This year i have chosen Altringham carrot; Jackson Grey Back pea; Box climbing French bean; George Richardson lettuce; Zapallito de Tronco squash; and Market King tomato.
Winter veg. It was a tad frosty at the allotment this afternoon.
Leeks, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, sprouts and leaf beet.
Leeks, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, sprouts and leaf beet.
December 6, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Winter veg. It was a tad frosty at the allotment this afternoon.
Leeks, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, sprouts and leaf beet.
Leeks, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, sprouts and leaf beet.
A warm pumpkin scone for a cold day in Yorkshire. In this case a squash scone made with home grown Sucrette squash. Not as neat as in @nigelslater.bsky.social recipebook, but very tasty.
December 1, 2023 at 2:10 PM
A warm pumpkin scone for a cold day in Yorkshire. In this case a squash scone made with home grown Sucrette squash. Not as neat as in @nigelslater.bsky.social recipebook, but very tasty.