Red Ducks
@red-ducks.bsky.social
Interested in politics, nature, Deutsch, human & animal rights. Sustainable and quality food and drink too.
Sankt Nikolaus didn't visit us. Ah well...
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Sankt Nikolaus didn't visit us. Ah well...
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Luckily, we are not shepherds. Hopefully, this evening stays calm for #Oswestry Live tonight. Visit #Shropshire!
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Luckily, we are not shepherds. Hopefully, this evening stays calm for #Oswestry Live tonight. Visit #Shropshire!
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If you see any dead birds out and about, please report them to DEFRA: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
Report dead wild birds
How to report dead wild birds.
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you see any dead birds out and about, please report them to DEFRA: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
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If you use Facebook, you can make a Christmas donation to help us maintain the wheelchair accessible narrowboat 'George Watson Buck' and keep her Ship Shape. www.facebook.com/share/14Pv6U...
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If you use Facebook, you can make a Christmas donation to help us maintain the wheelchair accessible narrowboat 'George Watson Buck' and keep her Ship Shape. www.facebook.com/share/14Pv6U...
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Fighting for a Fair Deal for Wales is a chance to end poverty, rebuild communities and put working people first again. We must be progressive, and we must be bold ✍️Ian Parry
A Fair Deal for Wales is a chance to end poverty and rebuild communities
Ian Parry, Welsh Labour’s lead Senedd candidate in Gwynedd Maldwyn When I was a kid growing up in Welshpool, going into the town centre from the housing estate I lived on was like going to the centre ...
nation.cymru
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Fighting for a Fair Deal for Wales is a chance to end poverty, rebuild communities and put working people first again. We must be progressive, and we must be bold ✍️Ian Parry
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The Co-op is backing the government, supporting the people in our country and our farming industry.
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
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In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
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Co-op to cut prices of 1,000 products after Autumn Budget announced
The grocer has announced major plans for the chain
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Co-op is backing the government, supporting the people in our country and our farming industry.
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
1/3
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
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Diwrnod Sant Andreas hapus! Efallai mai nawddsant yr Alban ydyw, ond dathlwn o yng Nghymru hefyd. Mae’r eglwys yma o’r bedwaredd ganrif ar ddeg yn Llanandras wedi’i ymroddi iddo, ac mae cerflun o Sant Andreas y tu fewn
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📸RCAHMW, 2012
#SantAndreas #pensaerniaeth #canoloesol #eglwys
zurl.co/b064H
📸RCAHMW, 2012
#SantAndreas #pensaerniaeth #canoloesol #eglwys
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Diwrnod Sant Andreas hapus! Efallai mai nawddsant yr Alban ydyw, ond dathlwn o yng Nghymru hefyd. Mae’r eglwys yma o’r bedwaredd ganrif ar ddeg yn Llanandras wedi’i ymroddi iddo, ac mae cerflun o Sant Andreas y tu fewn
zurl.co/b064H
📸RCAHMW, 2012
#SantAndreas #pensaerniaeth #canoloesol #eglwys
zurl.co/b064H
📸RCAHMW, 2012
#SantAndreas #pensaerniaeth #canoloesol #eglwys
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We are getting a glimpse of how a reopened Montgomery Canal in Pant #Shropshire could look. Please get in touch if you can help with much needed funds. #UKCanals #WeDigCanals
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We are getting a glimpse of how a reopened Montgomery Canal in Pant #Shropshire could look. Please get in touch if you can help with much needed funds. #UKCanals #WeDigCanals
Guten morning pawb!!
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Guten morning pawb!!
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Bloody expensive blue passport!
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Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Bloody expensive blue passport!
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Canal bridge on the Montgomery Canal. Current restoration is taking place at Waen Wen near Oswestry in #Shropshire. Just a mile or so from the border to #Cymru.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Canal bridge on the Montgomery Canal. Current restoration is taking place at Waen Wen near Oswestry in #Shropshire. Just a mile or so from the border to #Cymru.
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Heute ist Orange day!✊ "Allein in Hessen gab es 2024 insgesamt 70 weibliche Opfer von versuchtem u. vollendetem Mord u. Totschlag. Dabei kam es zu 24 Todesopfern. Weitere 4.108 Frauen und Mädchen wurden im Vorjahr zudem Opfer von Sexualstraftaten und 9.140 von häuslicher Gewalt.
Orange Day 2025: Wie rote Schuhe auf Gewalt an Frauen hinweisen
Allein im vergangenen Jahr wurden in Hessen 70 Frauen und Mädchen Opfer von Mord und Totschlag. Auf das Gewalt-Problem wird am Dienstag in vielen Städten aufmerksam gemacht - mit Kundgebungen, Demos u...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Heute ist Orange day!✊ "Allein in Hessen gab es 2024 insgesamt 70 weibliche Opfer von versuchtem u. vollendetem Mord u. Totschlag. Dabei kam es zu 24 Todesopfern. Weitere 4.108 Frauen und Mädchen wurden im Vorjahr zudem Opfer von Sexualstraftaten und 9.140 von häuslicher Gewalt.
Bit late to the party and probably posted this one before but walked past in the mist earlier this afternoon and think it worth sharing again. #Shropshire #PostBoxSaturday
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bit late to the party and probably posted this one before but walked past in the mist earlier this afternoon and think it worth sharing again. #Shropshire #PostBoxSaturday
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Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
Windpower sets new record for baseload - Energy Live News
Wind supplied 43% of all power last week setting a new record of 22.7 GW
www.energylivenews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
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We already have several brilliant community-owned pubs in Shropshire and it's great to see people in Pant coming together to try and buy the Cross Guns.
If you're interested in finding out more, there is a public meeting at Pant Memorial Hall this Thursday at 7.15pmpm, or visit: crossguns.org.uk
If you're interested in finding out more, there is a public meeting at Pant Memorial Hall this Thursday at 7.15pmpm, or visit: crossguns.org.uk
Appeal to buy village pub for community of Pant
People living in Pant want to raise £500,000 by April to buy the Cross Guns.
crossguns.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We already have several brilliant community-owned pubs in Shropshire and it's great to see people in Pant coming together to try and buy the Cross Guns.
If you're interested in finding out more, there is a public meeting at Pant Memorial Hall this Thursday at 7.15pmpm, or visit: crossguns.org.uk
If you're interested in finding out more, there is a public meeting at Pant Memorial Hall this Thursday at 7.15pmpm, or visit: crossguns.org.uk
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The National Trust has announced its series of festive events across Wales, including Christmas markets, winter walks, and opportunities to meet Santa himself
National Trust unveils programme of festive events across Wales
The National Trust has announced its series of festive events across Wales, including Christmas markets, winter walks, and opportunities to meet Santa himself. A variety of historic sites across the c...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The National Trust has announced its series of festive events across Wales, including Christmas markets, winter walks, and opportunities to meet Santa himself
For everyone double guessing the Budget and criticising Reeves before she has stood up to deliver it. You had your opportunity to become an MP and then Chancellor... Be critical afterwards by all means.
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
For everyone double guessing the Budget and criticising Reeves before she has stood up to deliver it. You had your opportunity to become an MP and then Chancellor... Be critical afterwards by all means.
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Hooray! Complete waste of time and money. Another Tory disaster. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished
Home secretary says PCCs, in England and Wales, were ‘failed experiment’ – and scrapping them will save £100m over this parliament
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hooray! Complete waste of time and money. Another Tory disaster. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Love this time of the year when you get to see the sunrise without getting up at an unearthly hour. #Shropshire
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Love this time of the year when you get to see the sunrise without getting up at an unearthly hour. #Shropshire
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Today, we remember #Kristallnacht, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the #Armistice. When will we ever learn from history? #remembranceSunday #Reichspogromnacht #Mauerfall #cofiwn
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today, we remember #Kristallnacht, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the #Armistice. When will we ever learn from history? #remembranceSunday #Reichspogromnacht #Mauerfall #cofiwn
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Gedenken an Pogromnacht in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Gedenken an Pogromnacht in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In vielen Städten in MV wird der Opfer der Pogromnacht gedacht. Veranstaltungen und Andachten sind geplant.[mehr]
www.ndr.de
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gedenken an Pogromnacht in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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People diagnosed with a gambling disorder are significantly more likely to die by suicide, according to new research led by Swansea University
Study finds people with gambling disorder at higher risk of suicide
People diagnosed with a gambling disorder are significantly more likely to die by suicide, according to new research led by Swansea University. The study, published in the journal BJPsych Open, is the...
nation.cymru
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
People diagnosed with a gambling disorder are significantly more likely to die by suicide, according to new research led by Swansea University
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Hey fellow #salopians, #shrewsbury #telford and surrounds. Does anyone know of a charity that could do with some display boards I no longer need? Approx 6ft x 6ft with carry boxes. Free to a charity or if you want them and aren’t a charity it’s a donation of cheap lager or derisory offer!
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hey fellow #salopians, #shrewsbury #telford and surrounds. Does anyone know of a charity that could do with some display boards I no longer need? Approx 6ft x 6ft with carry boxes. Free to a charity or if you want them and aren’t a charity it’s a donation of cheap lager or derisory offer!