David Marshall
@davenextthesea.bsky.social
Retired transport planner MRTPI and Dad to Chloe. Trying to stay creative in planning and transport. School governor. Unfinished PhD, P/T student @aber.ac Rock music, real ale and SAFC.
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If you have a sketchy bio, hardly any followers and very few posts, don’t waste time following me. Also if you’re scantily clad and ‘looking for love’, preach about Jesus or asking for crowd funding! I’m currently blocking 7-8/10 new followers at the moment. Had enough of that shit in other place!
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It will be news to women in areas of the country that have experienced zero immigration that there's zero violence against women.
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It will be news to women in areas of the country that have experienced zero immigration that there's zero violence against women.
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I get really annoyed when people argue that recreation/bike tourism is not a legitimate reason for infrastructure. How many roads do we have in this country that are just for access to beaches, ski resorts, or theme parks?
If drivers aren't given not just access, but redundant and convenient access to every sq inch of the country they flip out
Meanwhile for pedestrians and cyclists it's like "do they really need to cross this body of water? do they really need the freedom to go there? they might do it for recreation!
Meanwhile for pedestrians and cyclists it's like "do they really need to cross this body of water? do they really need the freedom to go there? they might do it for recreation!
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I get really annoyed when people argue that recreation/bike tourism is not a legitimate reason for infrastructure. How many roads do we have in this country that are just for access to beaches, ski resorts, or theme parks?
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Well it's nice to be able to sit on this free bus and see a display of all the trains you'll probably miss because you're stuck in city centre traffic.
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Well it's nice to be able to sit on this free bus and see a display of all the trains you'll probably miss because you're stuck in city centre traffic.
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33 Bordeaux innaugurée en 1965 l'ex résidence St-Jean dans les années 60
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
33 Bordeaux innaugurée en 1965 l'ex résidence St-Jean dans les années 60
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We’ve put some indoor twinkly lights on the front windows to put on during the daytime if it’s grey🎄. In the evening the lights on the big shrub come on on a timer.
I drew the curtains thinking it’s so dark, no one will come past now and switched off the window lights.
Dear reader, it was 4.30.
I drew the curtains thinking it’s so dark, no one will come past now and switched off the window lights.
Dear reader, it was 4.30.
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We’ve put some indoor twinkly lights on the front windows to put on during the daytime if it’s grey🎄. In the evening the lights on the big shrub come on on a timer.
I drew the curtains thinking it’s so dark, no one will come past now and switched off the window lights.
Dear reader, it was 4.30.
I drew the curtains thinking it’s so dark, no one will come past now and switched off the window lights.
Dear reader, it was 4.30.
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‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me
‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me
Beyond Wham! and Elton, Guardian writers from across the generations select the songs that conjure the personal magic and memories of the season
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me
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The kind of thing regional government in Poland does as a matter of course. Actually they LAY rails too.
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The kind of thing regional government in Poland does as a matter of course. Actually they LAY rails too.
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RTPI: "This is a significant and far-reaching reset of the planning system. These proposals go well beyond technical amendments and would fundamentally change how planning policy is structured and applied." - so needs proper consultation
www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
Government looks to overhaul planning system in major reset of the NPPF | Championing the power of planning
The Government has announced plans for a major overhaul of England’s planning system through proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF),
www.rtpi.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
RTPI: "This is a significant and far-reaching reset of the planning system. These proposals go well beyond technical amendments and would fundamentally change how planning policy is structured and applied." - so needs proper consultation
www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the...
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The "next phase of planning reform" has been announced today. The record of the Government so far has meant pretty low expectations on anything that comes out but this seems more like reactions will be along the lines of seeing it as a mixed picture.
Some responses from orgs follows...
Some responses from orgs follows...
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The "next phase of planning reform" has been announced today. The record of the Government so far has meant pretty low expectations on anything that comes out but this seems more like reactions will be along the lines of seeing it as a mixed picture.
Some responses from orgs follows...
Some responses from orgs follows...
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The Coach Inn at Lesbury - the clue is in the name with this one!
This is a classic honest coaching inn, perhaps dating as early as the 18th century but traceable only to the early 19th century.
This is a classic honest coaching inn, perhaps dating as early as the 18th century but traceable only to the early 19th century.
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Coach Inn at Lesbury - the clue is in the name with this one!
This is a classic honest coaching inn, perhaps dating as early as the 18th century but traceable only to the early 19th century.
This is a classic honest coaching inn, perhaps dating as early as the 18th century but traceable only to the early 19th century.
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📝 | NEW: Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards have finally caught up – Granit Xhaka is a Sunderland phenomenon
#SAFC
#SAFC
Rooney and Richards have finally caught up – Granit Xhaka is a Sunderland phenomenon
The national praise has arrived – but on Wearside, Granit Xhaka’s influence has been obvious from since the West Ham game
www.sunderlandecho.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📝 | NEW: Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards have finally caught up – Granit Xhaka is a Sunderland phenomenon
#SAFC
#SAFC
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Celebrating 200 years of rail in the East of England 🌟
👥 Essex & South Suffolk CRP produced a booklet charting the history of Britain’s railways, researched and authored by station adopters and rail enthusiasts, and illustrated by local school children.
🧵⬇️ #Railway200 #CommunityRail
👥 Essex & South Suffolk CRP produced a booklet charting the history of Britain’s railways, researched and authored by station adopters and rail enthusiasts, and illustrated by local school children.
🧵⬇️ #Railway200 #CommunityRail
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Celebrating 200 years of rail in the East of England 🌟
👥 Essex & South Suffolk CRP produced a booklet charting the history of Britain’s railways, researched and authored by station adopters and rail enthusiasts, and illustrated by local school children.
🧵⬇️ #Railway200 #CommunityRail
👥 Essex & South Suffolk CRP produced a booklet charting the history of Britain’s railways, researched and authored by station adopters and rail enthusiasts, and illustrated by local school children.
🧵⬇️ #Railway200 #CommunityRail
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#CommunityRail partnerships and station volunteers marked #Railway200 with inspiring events across the East of England 🌟
✍️ Hereward CRP hosted a popular poetry train and worked with schools to create 16 art boards along the line.
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✍️ Hereward CRP hosted a popular poetry train and worked with schools to create 16 art boards along the line.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#CommunityRail partnerships and station volunteers marked #Railway200 with inspiring events across the East of England 🌟
✍️ Hereward CRP hosted a popular poetry train and worked with schools to create 16 art boards along the line.
🧵⬇️
✍️ Hereward CRP hosted a popular poetry train and worked with schools to create 16 art boards along the line.
🧵⬇️
When I worked for the old regional assembly we looked at an extension of the Northern service to Morpeth to serve Choppington and Bedlington Station complementing the core Blyth and Tyne (as Northumberland Line was then known. Only 3 miles and the rails are in place.
In better transport news, early plans to extend the Northumberland Line to Newbiggin, on the back of its 900,000 passenger journeys this year.
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Formal bid to extend Northumberland Line to Newbiggin
The council wants funding for Newbiggin-by-the-Sea to be added to the Northumberland Line.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When I worked for the old regional assembly we looked at an extension of the Northern service to Morpeth to serve Choppington and Bedlington Station complementing the core Blyth and Tyne (as Northumberland Line was then known. Only 3 miles and the rails are in place.
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What's especially annoying is where they could have put a ramp and a lift they settled on a lift
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What's especially annoying is where they could have put a ramp and a lift they settled on a lift
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I flagged this a possibility when it wasn't included in the NDP last month. The line exists and is in good condition. Reopening it would have connected Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Galway with Wexford/Rosslare. It would have been great for regional development.
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I flagged this a possibility when it wasn't included in the NDP last month. The line exists and is in good condition. Reopening it would have connected Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Galway with Wexford/Rosslare. It would have been great for regional development.
The same is true for Tyne and Wear Metro!
"How is this acceptable? You do not accommodate wheelchair users." Our support network manager Gary Dawson was stranded @mcrmetrolink.bsky.social stop due to broken lifts, no answer from customer services or an emergency button that worked meaning he had to go to the next stop and push back.
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The same is true for Tyne and Wear Metro!
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Kevin McCloud delivered a lecture for SAVE’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
This struck a chord. 'When we bulldoze buildings we also destroy the collective memory, culture and identity of the communities they belong to.'
It's a reminder that buildings are far more than just materials. ⛪
This struck a chord. 'When we bulldoze buildings we also destroy the collective memory, culture and identity of the communities they belong to.'
It's a reminder that buildings are far more than just materials. ⛪
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Kevin McCloud delivered a lecture for SAVE’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
This struck a chord. 'When we bulldoze buildings we also destroy the collective memory, culture and identity of the communities they belong to.'
It's a reminder that buildings are far more than just materials. ⛪
This struck a chord. 'When we bulldoze buildings we also destroy the collective memory, culture and identity of the communities they belong to.'
It's a reminder that buildings are far more than just materials. ⛪
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Rise of the full nesters: what life is like with adult children who just can’t leave home
Rise of the full nesters: what life is like with adult children who just can’t leave home
In the UK, close to half of 25-year-olds now live with parents who, in many cases, would expect their nest to have long since emptied. How does this change families, for good and bad?
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rise of the full nesters: what life is like with adult children who just can’t leave home
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It is crazy that loo provision on the Underground is basically accident of history depending on what company opened the station and if they survived long enough. bsky.app/profile/lond...
📍Kilburn Station on #WorldToiletDay in November
🪧Kilburn Older Voices Exchange (KOVE), a London Loo Alliance member, spent their morning on 19th November at Kilburn Station to raise awareness of the need for improved availability and accessibility of toilets there.
#londonloos #kilburn
🪧Kilburn Older Voices Exchange (KOVE), a London Loo Alliance member, spent their morning on 19th November at Kilburn Station to raise awareness of the need for improved availability and accessibility of toilets there.
#londonloos #kilburn
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It is crazy that loo provision on the Underground is basically accident of history depending on what company opened the station and if they survived long enough. bsky.app/profile/lond...
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If he was living in Sheringham he’d be BEGGING for a bus shelter.
Man forced to 'physically stop' workmen from installing bus stop outside Essex home
AN Essex homeowner was forced to 'physically stop' workmen who were trying to install a bus stop outside his house.
www.gazette-news.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
If he was living in Sheringham he’d be BEGGING for a bus shelter.
Kim McGuinness, Robson Green, Shearer, Ant and Dec, Tony Blair, the late Cardinal Basil Hume, Sting, Tim Healey, Jimmy Nail, Kevin Whatley, Vera, Sam Fender, Brian Johnson, Paul Gascoigne, Marc Knoppler, Cheryl Cole, the late John Mccririck,
Your boys have been well and truly beaten!!!!!
Your boys have been well and truly beaten!!!!!
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Kim McGuinness, Robson Green, Shearer, Ant and Dec, Tony Blair, the late Cardinal Basil Hume, Sting, Tim Healey, Jimmy Nail, Kevin Whatley, Vera, Sam Fender, Brian Johnson, Paul Gascoigne, Marc Knoppler, Cheryl Cole, the late John Mccririck,
Your boys have been well and truly beaten!!!!!
Your boys have been well and truly beaten!!!!!
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AI’ is becoming shorthand for ’We don’t care if it works, we just don’t want to pay people to do it properly.’
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes
The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AI’ is becoming shorthand for ’We don’t care if it works, we just don’t want to pay people to do it properly.’
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
On the eve of Derby day I’ll give this another airing outlining how Sunderland is an ancient civilising seat of learning and how the trouble with it is that place up the road!
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“If London wasn’t London, Sunderland would be”!!!!
As a child I always remember my parents and grandparents coming out with a saying “if London wasn’t London, Sunderland would be!” It’s something that has stuck with me throu…
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December 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
On the eve of Derby day I’ll give this another airing outlining how Sunderland is an ancient civilising seat of learning and how the trouble with it is that place up the road!
spatialsynergydave.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/i...
spatialsynergydave.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/i...
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He’s laundered a genocide. He demonises desperate people seeking asylum. He panders to Reform at the expense of people of colour. He’s implementing transphobic policies. He cuts benefits for disabled people. “Inoffensive”? He’s deeply offensive if you are affected by any of this (Lewis isn’t)
How can this inoffensive man have become so viscerally loathed?
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
The Prime Minister can only re-establish authority if he learns to command the message
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He’s laundered a genocide. He demonises desperate people seeking asylum. He panders to Reform at the expense of people of colour. He’s implementing transphobic policies. He cuts benefits for disabled people. “Inoffensive”? He’s deeply offensive if you are affected by any of this (Lewis isn’t)