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James Banyard
@jamesbanyardwriter.bsky.social
Freelance Journalist, Writer, Comedian, Green Party Councillor, Exeter. Email me: jamesbanyardwriter@outlook.com Portfolio: https://jamesbanyardwriter.wordpress.com Imprint https://tinyurl.com/3aztmwju Substack: https://pitchfailclub.substack.com/
1/5 🚨 LAUNCH DAY: Pitch Fail Club is live! 🚨
Freelance Journalists: Your freelance pitch gets rejected. Again. No feedback. No explanation. Just a 'We’ll pass on this,' or more likely, silence.
Sound familiar? 😫
#PitchFailClub #FreelanceJournalism pitchfailclub.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Freelancers, ever feel like your pitches are loading... and then stalling? 😫 Coming soon...a new community to help you get past the error messages. Pitch Fail Club is Launching May 29th, 2025 with very special guests. #PitchFailClub #FreelanceJournalism #Pitching #Substack #WritingCommunity
May 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Great to meet the guys from Wandering Tiger today - Ben, Luke and Charlie - as they prepare for this year's production of Humbug at St Nicholas Priory

Starting with a small @exetercouncil.bsky.social arts grant in 2017, they’ve grown into a key fixture in the region’s culture.
December 11, 2024 at 2:19 PM
1/ Cashless payments are everywhere.

In Exeter, the Labour council-run leisure centres, like St Sidwell’s Point, don’t accept cash.

Who cares? Most people pay digitally now.

A 🧵 about why the council should accept cash.
December 9, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Hardworking St David's Green councillors in Haldon Road, Exeter on Saturday. @dianafmoore.bsky.social and me - and a group of residents - cleared weeds, picked up litter, and chatted over tea and biscuits afterwards!
December 2, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Supporting and understanding Exeter's Muslim population at the weekend with Lib Dem councillor Tammy Palmer and Labour's Jakir Hussein. Such a privilege to see afternoon prayers at Exeter Mosque. @gingernutfox.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 10:44 AM
November 14, 2024 at 8:23 PM