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December 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 Just five days left in our campaign! We’re 303 members away from our target 🎯
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This story is a complete disgrace - and an explanation of so much that is wrong with our economic system.
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Meet the London lawyer terrorising the leaseholders of Bolton
‘If these allegations are true, this is one of the most egregious cases of bullying I have ever seen’
manchestermill.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This story is a complete disgrace - and an explanation of so much that is wrong with our economic system.
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
After speaking to homeowners in tears following his "very aggressive" letters - many who have paid over £25k to him - I've been working to track Andrew Milne down and ask some questions. Yesterday, I finally found him.
We've been asking Andrew Milne about his threatening letters for weeks. After he stopped responding to e-mails, we visited several of his properties, but he wouldn't come to the door.
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
After speaking to homeowners in tears following his "very aggressive" letters - many who have paid over £25k to him - I've been working to track Andrew Milne down and ask some questions. Yesterday, I finally found him.
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We've been asking Andrew Milne about his threatening letters for weeks. After he stopped responding to e-mails, we visited several of his properties, but he wouldn't come to the door.
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We've been asking Andrew Milne about his threatening letters for weeks. After he stopped responding to e-mails, we visited several of his properties, but he wouldn't come to the door.
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
But yesterday we finally tracked him down - to a Costa in east London 👇
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/in-an-costa-...
A big moment for The Mill here - committing to do six incredible things in Manchester if they can get extra support. Sign up to pay what you want for the first couple of months and get behind what they're doing
These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better.
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
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November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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We've been beavering away behind the scenes to bring you today's update on Andrew Milne. You won't want to miss it.
Lots of big updates in our Andrew Milne investigation today:
🚨MP reports Milne to the police
🗞️Private Eye covers the story
🦅Legal eagle lands in Sheffield to advise on “any possible criminal prosecution”
📹Footage shows Milne scoping out Sheffield homes before sending letters
All in today's Tribune👇
🚨MP reports Milne to the police
🗞️Private Eye covers the story
🦅Legal eagle lands in Sheffield to advise on “any possible criminal prosecution”
📹Footage shows Milne scoping out Sheffield homes before sending letters
All in today's Tribune👇
New: Detectives ‘reviewing’ Andrew Milne case after MP reports him to the police
Plus: Private Eye has picked up the story and a top lawyer is speaking to leaseholders he targeted
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We've been beavering away behind the scenes to bring you today's update on Andrew Milne. You won't want to miss it.
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UPDATE: Andrew Milne leasehold investigation.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
UPDATE: Andrew Milne leasehold investigation.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
Doorbell camera footage has been shared with The Tribune which shows Andrew Milne and an associate taking photos of homes on Rushley Drive in Dore.
In the footage, Milne identifies the home he wants to photograph, before being challenged by the owner.
We've been e-mailing Andrew Milne to ask why he has been threatening high court action over minor home alterations, why his letters have been described as "very aggressive" by the local MP and why he tried to take Becky's mum's home.
He didn't answer. So we decided to find him 👇
He didn't answer. So we decided to find him 👇
After Becky’s mum died, it was time to sell her childhood home. Then Andrew Milne got in touch
Plus: As the search for answers continues, The Tribune takes to the road
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We've been e-mailing Andrew Milne to ask why he has been threatening high court action over minor home alterations, why his letters have been described as "very aggressive" by the local MP and why he tried to take Becky's mum's home.
He didn't answer. So we decided to find him 👇
He didn't answer. So we decided to find him 👇
When we started speaking to leaseholders we realised this was a huge story - great to see the BBC picking it up.
“You can imagine, as a 90-something living on her own, she read that with outright panic.”
Great to see BBC Radio 4 following up our leasehold investigation on You and Yours today. (Link here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., first story)
Great to see BBC Radio 4 following up our leasehold investigation on You and Yours today. (Link here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., first story)
You and Yours - Leasehold Homes, Black Friday Sales and the UK Plastics Pact - BBC Sounds
What happens when leasehold homeowners are asked to buy their freehold?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
When we started speaking to leaseholders we realised this was a huge story - great to see the BBC picking it up.
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“Bowing down to threats isn’t in The Tribune’s DNA, and doing so would mean giving up on our journalistic mission.
“We can only take that approach because we have the backing of our paying members, whose subscriptions fund all of our work and give us the confidence that we can take on all comers.”
“We can only take that approach because we have the backing of our paying members, whose subscriptions fund all of our work and give us the confidence that we can take on all comers.”
Sometimes it’s worth the risk
“We will definitely bring proceedings for Defamation and Malicious Falsehood if you publish such complete and malicious lies.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
“Bowing down to threats isn’t in The Tribune’s DNA, and doing so would mean giving up on our journalistic mission.
“We can only take that approach because we have the backing of our paying members, whose subscriptions fund all of our work and give us the confidence that we can take on all comers.”
“We can only take that approach because we have the backing of our paying members, whose subscriptions fund all of our work and give us the confidence that we can take on all comers.”
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www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-lawyer-bought-hundreds-of-sheffield-freeholds-then-the-very-aggressive-letters-arrived/?ref=the-tribune-newsletter#comment-section
Investigative journalism isn't dead yet. From Sheffield, UK
Investigative journalism isn't dead yet. From Sheffield, UK
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 3:42 PM
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-lawyer-bought-hundreds-of-sheffield-freeholds-then-the-very-aggressive-letters-arrived/?ref=the-tribune-newsletter#comment-section
Investigative journalism isn't dead yet. From Sheffield, UK
Investigative journalism isn't dead yet. From Sheffield, UK
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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.
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“How many hours a month do you work on your ‘newsletter’? What is your real job?”
When we asked Andrew Milne why he was sending 'very aggressive' letters to Sheffield leaseholders he threatened to take us to the High Court.
But the distress of those we spoke to meant we had to publish. Story 👇
When we asked Andrew Milne why he was sending 'very aggressive' letters to Sheffield leaseholders he threatened to take us to the High Court.
But the distress of those we spoke to meant we had to publish. Story 👇
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 7:44 PM
“How many hours a month do you work on your ‘newsletter’? What is your real job?”
When we asked Andrew Milne why he was sending 'very aggressive' letters to Sheffield leaseholders he threatened to take us to the High Court.
But the distress of those we spoke to meant we had to publish. Story 👇
When we asked Andrew Milne why he was sending 'very aggressive' letters to Sheffield leaseholders he threatened to take us to the High Court.
But the distress of those we spoke to meant we had to publish. Story 👇
“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.”
Don't miss today's really important story in The Tribune
Don't miss today's really important story in The Tribune
This summer, Andrew Milne - a City of London solicitor - bought up hundreds of freeholds in west Sheffield.
Then the letters started to arrive. They included threats of high court action and offers to sell the freeholds - for £25,000.
Read today's story: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Then the letters started to arrive. They included threats of high court action and offers to sell the freeholds - for £25,000.
Read today's story: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“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.”
Don't miss today's really important story in The Tribune
Don't miss today's really important story in The Tribune
the places I have lived. Sorry.
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
the places I have lived. Sorry.
You've got two very different books there, Nicolas. Choose wisely
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
You've got two very different books there, Nicolas. Choose wisely
Excellent to see the pope calling out clickbait
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Excellent to see the pope calling out clickbait
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How a colony of Tasmanian wallabies made the Peak District their home for 70 years 🦘🦘🦘
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/of-marsupial...
Credits: Main video/voiceover by Maddi Fearn; wallaby video: James Ledger/Facebook; wallaby photos: Nicholson Museum Collection; The Roaches: Ian Cylkowski/Unsplash.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/of-marsupial...
Credits: Main video/voiceover by Maddi Fearn; wallaby video: James Ledger/Facebook; wallaby photos: Nicholson Museum Collection; The Roaches: Ian Cylkowski/Unsplash.
October 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How a colony of Tasmanian wallabies made the Peak District their home for 70 years 🦘🦘🦘
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/of-marsupial...
Credits: Main video/voiceover by Maddi Fearn; wallaby video: James Ledger/Facebook; wallaby photos: Nicholson Museum Collection; The Roaches: Ian Cylkowski/Unsplash.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/of-marsupial...
Credits: Main video/voiceover by Maddi Fearn; wallaby video: James Ledger/Facebook; wallaby photos: Nicholson Museum Collection; The Roaches: Ian Cylkowski/Unsplash.
So excited to have @molliesimpson.bsky.social joining us at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social !
Read all about our excellent new recruit: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/meet-our-new...
Read all about our excellent new recruit: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/meet-our-new...
Meet our newest recruit
'Moving to Sheffield had been a little dream of mine'
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So excited to have @molliesimpson.bsky.social joining us at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social !
Read all about our excellent new recruit: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/meet-our-new...
Read all about our excellent new recruit: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/meet-our-new...
This is excellent
At next week's RSS conference I'll be presenting a poster (a first for me...it's about time!)
"Tetraplot displays of UK General Election results" shows how to graph GE 2024 vote shares across 4 parties in a useful way.
Full PDF poster at:
github.com/DavidFirth/t...
"Tetraplot displays of UK General Election results" shows how to graph GE 2024 vote shares across 4 parties in a useful way.
Full PDF poster at:
github.com/DavidFirth/t...
August 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is excellent
Life is lonely when you're the only person who still remembers "anymore" isn't a word
August 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Life is lonely when you're the only person who still remembers "anymore" isn't a word
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No you read this and then spent the next 5 mins mucking around with a shit bit of Javascript to test the idea out
![Code to add "i have the solution: wolves" to most of the text on a website. Produces stuff like "Tim Stanley
Netanyahu is committing a strategic blunder that will alienate the world. I have a solution: wolves."
javascript:(()=>{const PHRASE="I have a solution: wolves.";const SKIP=new Set(["SCRIPT","STYLE","NOSCRIPT","IFRAME","TEXTAREA","INPUT","CODE","PRE","SVG","CANVAS","MATH","SELECT","OPTION"]);const w=document.createTreeWalker(document.body,NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT,{acceptNode(n){const t=n.nodeValue;if(!t||!t.trim())return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;const p=n.parentElement;if(!p||p.isContentEditable||SKIP.has(p.tagName))return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;}});const chunkRe=/[^.!?…]+(?:[.!?…]+)?(?:["')\]]+)?(?:\s+|$)/g;const terminalPunctRe=/[.!?…]$/;const closersRe=/(["')\]]+)\s*$/;const alreadyRe=/\bI have a solution: wolves\.(?=(?:["')\]]+\s*)?$)/u;while(w.nextNode()){const node=w.currentNode;const original=node.nodeValue;let out="";for(const m of original.matchAll(chunkRe)){let s=m[0];const trimmed=s.trimEnd();if(!trimmed){out+=s;continue}const words=(trimmed.match(/[\p{L}\p{N}’']+/gu)||[]).length;if(words>=6&&!alreadyRe.test(trimmed)){const trailSpace=(s.match(/\s+$/)||[""])[0];let body=trimmed;let closers="";const cm=body.match(closersRe);if(cm){closers=cm[1];body=body.slice(0,-closers.length).trimEnd()}if(!terminalPunctRe.test(body))body+=".";body+=" "+PHRASE;s=body+(closers||"")+trailSpace}out+=s}if(out!==original)node.nodeValue=out}})();](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hpjse36yorgmic7iv625ehub/bafkreicatc56eq2lbygdrb2cy2ji52fncqggnytl7sqxmxtd2ozbvaeanu@jpeg)
August 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
No you read this and then spent the next 5 mins mucking around with a shit bit of Javascript to test the idea out
Editing this piece is one of the heavier jobs I've had to do at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social, making me angry and upset in equal measure. But it's such an important story that most people know nothing about (I certainly didn't).
“I was pleading with them to understand – I kept thinking, am I crazy? Why is no one seeing this?”
When Rosie* reported to police that her daughter had been abused by their father, she assumed it would make it harder for him to see them. But that's often not how it works. 1/4
When Rosie* reported to police that her daughter had been abused by their father, she assumed it would make it harder for him to see them. But that's often not how it works. 1/4
August 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Editing this piece is one of the heavier jobs I've had to do at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social, making me angry and upset in equal measure. But it's such an important story that most people know nothing about (I certainly didn't).
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Exclusive: Sheffield College is under investigation following claims of exam fraud, with two staff members suspended pending a review.
Exclusive: Sheffield College under investigation following claims of exam fraud
Two senior staff members have been suspended pending a review
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: Sheffield College is under investigation following claims of exam fraud, with two staff members suspended pending a review.
Turns out London buses really *are* getting slower
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Is your bus getting slower: interactive data tool
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July 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Turns out London buses really *are* getting slower
www.the-londoner.co.uk/bus-speed-to...
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