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telford-wrekin.bsky.social
Today we raised the Armed Forces flag in Southwater and will be proudly flying it all week ahead of national Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
Thank you to all our serving personnel, veterans and families living in the borough.
people including military standing behind a large size flag that says Armed Forces Day = they are outside by flagpoles
June 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
carolynhealy.bsky.social
Haven’t posted for a while but this feels like a good reason to start again!
telford-wrekin.bsky.social Telford & Wrekin Council @telford-wrekin.bsky.social · Jun 11
What a great way to launch our new channel - we've just won Council of the Year at the LGC awards! Thank you to all at our Council and our partners - we're creating a better borough!
June 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
carolynhealy.bsky.social
Back to supporting the boy at Sunday morning football. Blimey it was cold 🥶
January 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
Weaker, poorer, unhappier, more divided and with an emboldened and radicalised loud minority who champion overt racism and selling out to Musk and Trump…
This is where Brexit has led us. Over and above these dismal numbers. That is the true cost.
Independent front page 5th jan 2025 Five years on, the true cost of Brexit £30.2bn Cost of Britain's divorce settlement from the EU (HM Treasury) - not counting any ongoing impacts to the economy £27bn Drop in goods exports to EU in 2022 alone due to the introduction of trade barriers since Brexit (LSE) with food, agriculture and fishing among worst-hit sectors 15% Long-term hit to UK trade (OBR) as revealed in Budget forecast £2.8bn Annual decrease in UK food exports to the EU (Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy) 6 in 10 Britons think Brexit has gone badly (YouGov) 118,000 Tonnes drop in seafood exports (Marine Management Organisation) 3.6M+ Number of immigrants into UK since the end of EU free movement (ONS) despite claims it would reduce the flow 1,227,800 EU nationals who left the UK between 2016 and 2021 56% Proportion of dairy producers struggling to find workers (Arla) EU nationals who left the UK between 2016-21 (ONS) 16,400 Number of businesses that stopped exporting to EU due to Brexit trade rules (LSE) 1/3 Drop in EU students at UK universities 2.3m Net migration since end of free movement
January 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
carolynhealy.bsky.social
Morning. Too much hatred and division so I’ve come outside to see how beautiful the world can be.
January 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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pickardje.bsky.social
maybe I’m missing something but seems curious that Nigel Farage hasn’t turned up for the House of Commons debate on grooming gangs
January 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
carolynhealy.bsky.social
As the first day of 2025 draws to a close I wish you all health and happiness for the rest of the year.
📸 northern lights over Coalbrookdale just now.
January 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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ledbydonkeys.org
“Yes, it’s a genocide. And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent.” - Amos Goldberg, Israeli Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Just watched this shocking report on BBC News - this requires immediate action from Government .

And no prosecutions – a sick joke !

www.bbc.com/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 PM