Dr Peter O'Brien
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Dr Peter O'Brien
@obee72.bsky.social
A Bolton lad in Whitley Bay, UK

Executive Director, Yorkshire Universities - @yorkshireunis.bsky.social

Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University - @curdsnewcastle.bsky.social

All views my own
Ilkley Moor today. Stunning scenery...
June 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I disagree with compulsion, and would be surprised to see it happening.
May 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Thank Crunchie it's Friday...
May 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Good!
May 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Beautiful colours at a quiet beach this evening.
April 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Didier's Tulip appears in the garden.
April 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Intrigued at how such an article could be written without any reference to the £700+plus million cut from the City Council's budget in just over a decade: blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/bir...
April 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Pleasant surprise to see this tulip appear in the garden. No idea where and how it came from...
April 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tulips looking good in the garden.
March 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Infrastructure, resilience...
March 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Great shout. I also remember the Banjo.. legend of its time.
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Genuine back to basics. Opal Fruits next...
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Ooopma Loompas have arrived today at Left Luggage, Monkseaton.
March 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trains in the north of England 👇
March 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Quick walk with the dog on the beach earlier this morning before back on the East Coast ML to Yorkshire. Set up for the day...
January 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The wind today was almost pushing the waves back on #WhitleyBay Beach.
January 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Morning walk.
December 19, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Been a long time in the offing, but the new roof at #WhitleyBay Metro Station looks decent.
November 25, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Quick walk before heading to #Newcastle
November 25, 2024 at 8:05 AM
#Leeds tonight.
November 19, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Enjoyed that bit of music on a Friday night watching Simple Minds in concert on BBC4.
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
My first post on here, and apologies in advance for the first of what could be many pics I'lll post of the stunning place where I live - Whitley Bay - with its amazing beach. I'm very lucky...
November 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM