ophira
@ophiraophira.bsky.social
Public Service Journalism
The Mill + Vittles, The Fence, The Guardian, Quietus, etc
ophira@millmediaco.uk
The Mill + Vittles, The Fence, The Guardian, Quietus, etc
ophira@millmediaco.uk
1/3 I went to meet Tasos Pattichis - The Chippy King of Bolton, owner of Olympus Fish and Chips - to talk about the changing face of his town.
Our conversation, however, took an unexpected turn when he blamed the demise of Bolton's high street on an influx of refugees...
Our conversation, however, took an unexpected turn when he blamed the demise of Bolton's high street on an influx of refugees...
June 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
1/3 I went to meet Tasos Pattichis - The Chippy King of Bolton, owner of Olympus Fish and Chips - to talk about the changing face of his town.
Our conversation, however, took an unexpected turn when he blamed the demise of Bolton's high street on an influx of refugees...
Our conversation, however, took an unexpected turn when he blamed the demise of Bolton's high street on an influx of refugees...
I went to meet the Hill family - a family of showmen in Bolton, who are divided on whether or not they should stay in the industrial park they've called home for 50 years.
One member of the family seems particularly hell bent on strong-arming the council into giving them new land...
One member of the family seems particularly hell bent on strong-arming the council into giving them new land...
May 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I went to meet the Hill family - a family of showmen in Bolton, who are divided on whether or not they should stay in the industrial park they've called home for 50 years.
One member of the family seems particularly hell bent on strong-arming the council into giving them new land...
One member of the family seems particularly hell bent on strong-arming the council into giving them new land...
Great, thorough piece on the Oldham grooming panic by @joshiherrmann.bsky.social. Not just saying that cause he's my boss. I think this quote (about Conservative Councillor Lewis Quigg) tells you a lot of what you need to know.
January 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Great, thorough piece on the Oldham grooming panic by @joshiherrmann.bsky.social. Not just saying that cause he's my boss. I think this quote (about Conservative Councillor Lewis Quigg) tells you a lot of what you need to know.