Deborah Smithies
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Deborah Smithies
@dlsmithies.bsky.social
Criminal barrister, based in Leeds but roving across the wonderful North Eastern Circuit
Well said.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Many happy returns to you. Shall there be cake?
October 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Did not realise you were a horror writer.
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Your piece on Grimsby a decade or so ago really stuck with me. There’s not much to keep anyone with resources there, or attract anyone new.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sea Stories! Love it.
February 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I had some lovely tinned hake recently from a company called Sea Sisters - you probably already know of them - but I believe they do smoked rainbow trout preserved in oil
January 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
called it
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Her confidence that Charlotte wouldn’t throw her under the bus is misplaced. She absolutely would!
January 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My pet peeve is journos asking the question and then continuing to talk, explaining why they are asking. Just ask the Q and then stop talking. If you really must set the scene, do it before you ask the Q, not after.
January 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Politicians perhaps - but we can hold out more hope for Timpson, surely?
December 4, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Tabtastic - I’m nabbing that word! Oh, I hope you’re back up and running soon. Do you have an external monitor / second screen (in order to ascertain whether the issue is with the computer itself or just the screen)?
November 18, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Send help.
November 18, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Everything’s open for a reason…
November 18, 2024 at 9:38 PM