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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 1h

#RecipeOfTheDay is a one-pan affair of bolstering cosiness: Sage & Onion Chicken and Sausages, which is just crying out to be served with a creamy potato gratin or pile of buttery mash. You know it makes sense! www.nigella.com/recipes/one-...

One Pan Sage and Onion Chicken and Sausage

I took it into my head one day that I wanted to marinate and cook some chicken with the flavours of a traditional sage-and-onion stuffing. So onion, mustard, sage and lemon infuse the jointed bird, an...

www.nigella.com

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Friends of the Lake District @friendsoflakes.bsky.social · 1h

Want to plant a tree? What about 12,000?
https://loom.ly/xRD-Ljg

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1h

It’s Bookshop Day! Go and support your local bookshop and help them resist the dominance of Amazon

And if you want personally signed and dedicated copies of any of my books, buy from the lovely Kirstie at @foxlanebooks.bsky.social

Fox Lane Books 🦊 (@foxlanebooks.bsky.social)

🦊Indie bookseller with an online shop📚Lots of signed books & special editions 🦊 Sale sections all year round with book bargains📚Gift packages, book subscriptions & E-gift cards available🦊Bookish gifts...

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 56m

“No,no! Darling Motty is essentially a home bird. Aren’t you, Motty darling?” Motty, who was sucking the knob of his stick, uncorked himself. “Yes, mother,” he said, and corked himself up again. ~ Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest (1916), P.G.Wodehouse.
#BookWormSat
[You can read it in Carry On, Jeeves]

Paperback cover for Carry On, Jeeves with Bertie Wooster and Jeeves on the cover.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 22m

ICYMI: Phoenix, an imprint of Orion, will publish Storytellers, Inc. bookseller Katie Clapham’s Receipts From the Bookshop, based on the author’s popular Substack 👇

Phoenix wins Katie Clapham’s ‘life-affirming’ celebration of life as a bookseller

Phoenix, an imprint of Orion, will publish Storytellers, Inc. bookseller Katie Clapham’s Receipts From the Bookshop, based on the author’s popular Substack.

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 2h

Really quite a coup getting a war criminal on our podcast. Sign up to our Noncensored Patreon ( Patreon.com/noncensored ) to listen 🔥

Lead Mojo @leadmojo.bsky.social · 1d

Up on the NonCensored Patreon this week - we’ve joined in the trend for podcasts to interview war criminals!

NonCensored: improvised topical character comedy, out every Friday in all the best podcast apps.

Filmed at Streamline Studios, Deptford.

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1h

NEW: Weekend News Agents

40 years ago this month Neil Kinnock delivered his famous, fervent conference speech against Militant. In this special episode, we discuss that extraordinary day, at length, with the man himself. Living history.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Neil Kinnock on the speech that changed the Labour Party

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 10/10/2025 · 56m

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 3h

Today we are celebrating the publication of The Poems of Seamus Heaney, the long-awaited, definitive edition of Heaney’s poetry.

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 3h

This jar stands at an impressive height of 75 cm. The painted decoration depicts an octopus, swimming in an abstract seascape. The jar comes from the Minoan palace at Knossos, on the island of Crete, and was created in the 15th century BCE.

A close up image of an ancient pot with a large octopus painted on in black with it's tentacles all curled around it.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 3h

At 9:03 am, the Mary Rose broke the surface of the water, seeing sunlight (such as you can on a cloudy day!) for the first time in 437 years.

#WhereWereYouIn82

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Shropshire and Beyond @shropshirebeyond.bsky.social · 5d

1/ Honestly, the traffic on #Shropshire's footpaths these days! I couldn’t help but smile when I encountered a local resident along the Severn Way, near Bridgnorth. This friendly cow stopped to stare at me but slowly ambled off as I climbed over the stile and headed out into the morning sunshine.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3h

Have you seen shades of autumn creeping in near you?

Our gardeners expect a gradual build of colour to wow visitors over the coming weeks: buff.ly/sBCrmCY

Photo: Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex by Nick Dibble

#BBCNatureWeek

Looking across a still pool of water in a landscape garden. The water is surrounded by trees and shrubs in shades of green and red on a sunny day

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Celia @celiawithalfie.bsky.social · 3h

OK- you win! 😁

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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · 3h

I made this little linocut in the summer, before I knew what an incredible year it would be for acorns! 💚
sarahrobinsondesigns.etsy.com/listing/4305...

This is a photo of a linocut featuring 3 oak leaves and acorns. It's printed on textured khadi paper and is lying on a rustic wooden table with wildflowers on either side.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 3h

Goodbye to the lovely Isle of Wight and thank you to everyone at the LitFest for making my stay such fun!

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Celia @celiawithalfie.bsky.social · 3h

I get a Saturday morning lie in - 7am - yay - after early rising all week. But I do love a sunrise!

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4h

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Never Judge a Bookshop by its Cover

It may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.
There may be books in the window, on the tables and shelves,
but really, it’s a travel agent selling all-immersive holidays,
weekend breaks, first-class tickets to other worlds,

with a low carbon footprint. It’s a pharmacy as well,
dispensing medicines, pick-me-ups, balms: if symptoms persist,
please consult your local bookseller; it’s a tailor’s, offering
a made-to-measure service to achieve the perfect fit;

and a hardware store, with a range of empowering tools
to fix you up, recharge your batteries, switch on lightbulbs.
Its walls are lined with treasure as precious as any jeweller’s,
and twice as bright. Spines shine gold, silver, sapphire, emerald;

there are diamonds amongst them. It’s a garden centre,
a place where ideas get planted and a thousand stories bloom,
and a greengrocer, selling fresh, locally-sourced produce,
as vital as your five-a-day and more readily consumed.

It’s a multiscreen cinema. Peek behind the curtain
of each jacket and you’ll find a movie waiting silently to begin.
A stationer’s supplying notepads, reams of paper,
with the words conveniently filled in

to save you both the time and bother. A wholefood store
and a fast-food joint. A cosy haven from the cold.
A friendly, family restaurant: Today’s special will revive
a flagging spirit and restore a lagging soul.

It’s a tourist information centre equipped with maps
and helpful guides to steer us on our way.
A busy square in which a whole town gathers
or just a place to hold the world at bay

for a few untroubled stolen minutes. It’s itself,
and yet it’s something larger, a universe so vast
you could spend ten thousand lifetimes there –
it may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.

Brian Bilston

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Cumbria Wildlife Trust @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social · 5h

📢Get your FREE wildlife calendar, ready for the new year, when you sign up as a member for as little as £3.50 a month! 😍

But don't hang around – this offer ends on the 21st October! ⏰

Claim yours today ⬇️
https://wtru.st/wildlife-calendarb

#Cumbria #LakeDistrict

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Norwich Cathedral @norwichcathedral.bsky.social · 5h

As we begin our weekend of Edith Cavell 110 commemorations, all are welcome to join us at 11am today (11 Oct) for a special service beside Edith’s grave.

See the link below for full details of everything happening at the Cathedral this weekend to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death.

Edith Cavell 110

The story of Norfolk nurse and First World War heroine Edith Cavell will be honoured at a special weekend at Norwich Cathedral in October 2025.

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Shropshire and Beyond @shropshirebeyond.bsky.social · 5h

Hello Oswestry! We have just added three new Oswestry jigsaws to our range of #Shropshire puzzles. Included is the latest in our names and places jigsaws, plus St Oswald’s Church and the view along historic Church Street. www.shropshireandbeyond.com/photos/shop/Shropshire-jigsaws/oswestry-jigsaws

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Beatles Archive @beatlesarchive.bsky.social · 5h

The #Beatles 17 February 1963

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 2d

We're inviting people who've engaged with the SLCC webtool (long-covid-care.org.uk) to take part in its evaluation to help us improve the tool &make it more relevant& helpful to pw #LongCovid. This involves a short survey(10-15m)& potentially interview(if interested)
For more info: shorturl.at/ADoh0

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Lucy Wallace - arranwildwalks.com @snoweider.bsky.social · 4h

Missing Person Appeal
Local Arran lad Dylan Smith (23) has gone missing in Glasgow after travelling there to watch the Scotland game.

Dylan is 6'3" tall, with slim build and red hair.

If you have any information or possible sightings, please contact Police Scotland on 101.

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Celia @celiawithalfie.bsky.social · 4h

Love that

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Stiles @lakesstiles.bsky.social · 4h

Best have this one again...

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