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Two years of misery for two women show the damage done when moral panic overwhelms common sense in workplace matters | Jennie Kermode
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Beth Upton exonerated, NHS Fife found guilty of harassment
Two years of misery for two women show the damage done when moral panic overwhelms common sense in workplace matters
bylines.scot
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Two years of misery for two women show the damage done when moral panic overwhelms common sense in workplace matters | Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Manchester widows who know what it’s like to celebrate Christmas on their own launch campaign for those grieving a partner at Christmas | The Prominence Collective
Having lost a partner, Christmas can be lonely
Manchester widows who know what it’s like to celebrate Christmas on their own launch campaign for those grieving a partner at Christmas
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Manchester widows who know what it’s like to celebrate Christmas on their own launch campaign for those grieving a partner at Christmas | The Prominence Collective
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In the second part of Calleigh’s story she and I discuss the aftermath of her trauma and the wider rape culture that permeates society | Gemma Gould
Rising from the ashes: a survivor reclaims her voice
In the second part of Calleigh’s story she and I discuss the aftermath of her trauma and the wider rape culture that permeates society
centralbylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In the second part of Calleigh’s story she and I discuss the aftermath of her trauma and the wider rape culture that permeates society | Gemma Gould
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In the first part of a two-part series I talk to Calleigh who tells her story of trauma and the night everything changed | Gemma Gould
Shattering the silence: a survivor speaks out
In the first part of a two-part series I talk to Calleigh who tells her story of trauma and the night everything changed
centralbylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In the first part of a two-part series I talk to Calleigh who tells her story of trauma and the night everything changed | Gemma Gould
Labour is giving local authorities powers to seize boarded up shops and say no to vape and betting shops to help communities and high streets | LDRS Press release
Boarded up shops, vape and betting shops – not Southport high streets!
Labour is giving local authorities powers to seize boarded up shops and say no to vape and betting shops to help communities and high streets
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Labour is giving local authorities powers to seize boarded up shops and say no to vape and betting shops to help communities and high streets | LDRS Press release
Recycling at its Christmas best: how Stanley Park’s nutcracker soldiers in Blackpool were made from odds and ends | LDRS Press release
Nutcracker soldiers made from kitchen finds? What a festive idea!
Recycling at its Christmas best: how Stanley Park’s nutcracker soldiers in Blackpool were made from odds and ends
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Recycling at its Christmas best: how Stanley Park’s nutcracker soldiers in Blackpool were made from odds and ends | LDRS Press release
Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity | Adam Green
Blackburn: 50 years of public library service
Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity | Adam Green
Donald Trump’s economic policies are a major reason for his declining popularity, but they are not the only cause | Dominic Jackson
Trump’s popularity is declining
Donald Trump’s economic policies are a major reason for his declining popularity, but they are not the only cause
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Donald Trump’s economic policies are a major reason for his declining popularity, but they are not the only cause | Dominic Jackson
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Oh no she isn’t! O yes she is! Cinderella, "The Fairy Godmother of all pantos" has come to Theatre Royal in Nottingham | Graham Clark
Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Oh no she isn’t! O yes she is! Cinderella, "The Fairy Godmother of all pantos" has come to Theatre Royal in Nottingham
centralbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Oh no she isn’t! O yes she is! Cinderella, "The Fairy Godmother of all pantos" has come to Theatre Royal in Nottingham | Graham Clark
With Christmas approaching the Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal stands as a testament to community spirit | Adam Green
“A Borough Pulls Together”: the Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal, a volunteer-led mission
With Christmas approaching the Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal stands as a testament to community spirit
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
With Christmas approaching the Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal stands as a testament to community spirit | Adam Green
Why Donald Trump is starting to lose his grip on the US Republican Party and what the immediate future might hold | Dominic Jackson
Donald Trump is losing control
Why Donald Trump is starting to lose his grip on the US Republican Party and what the immediate future might hold
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Why Donald Trump is starting to lose his grip on the US Republican Party and what the immediate future might hold | Dominic Jackson
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It's the 21st anniversary of the Second Coming by the Stone Roses, my favourite of their albums and wish I'd made this clearer in this article remembering Mani for @northwestbylines.co.uk
I've bloody loved listening to it again...
I've bloody loved listening to it again...
Mani, symbol of the ‘90s Manchester music scene, will be sorely missed
Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield died aged 63 years old, a sad loss to the Manchester music scene, but he leaves behind some great memories
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It's the 21st anniversary of the Second Coming by the Stone Roses, my favourite of their albums and wish I'd made this clearer in this article remembering Mani for @northwestbylines.co.uk
I've bloody loved listening to it again...
I've bloody loved listening to it again...
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Dangerous weirdo extremist told to behave: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/b... #musk
Elon Musk’s X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules | CNN Business
Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that wil...
edition.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dangerous weirdo extremist told to behave: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/b... #musk
El Taco’s midnight Truth Social spree sparks chaos, pardons cancelled and fraudsters freed – welcome to Week 43 | Xylb-tok the Martian
Earth’s Follies: Week 43 – midnight rants, war threats and pardons by payroll
El Taco’s midnight Truth Social spree sparks chaos, pardons cancelled and fraudsters freed – welcome to Week 43
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
El Taco’s midnight Truth Social spree sparks chaos, pardons cancelled and fraudsters freed – welcome to Week 43 | Xylb-tok the Martian
Blackpool brings Britain’s forgotten conflict The Aden Emergency into focus as new project aims to film military veterans | Steve Basings
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December 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Blackpool brings Britain’s forgotten conflict The Aden Emergency into focus as new project aims to film military veterans | Steve Basings
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Last year North West Bylines wrote about Commonside Landfill in Cheshire and the high levels of PCB in the ground.
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Still leaching after all these years
PCBs have been leaking from a former landfill site in Cheshire for 50 years. Why have the authorities not taken effective action to stop it?
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Last year North West Bylines wrote about Commonside Landfill in Cheshire and the high levels of PCB in the ground.
northwestbylines.co.uk/region/liver...
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Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity | Adam Green
Blackburn: 50 years of public library service
Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Blackburn with Darwen’s library service turns 50, and celebrates volunteer-led models amid decades of austerity | Adam Green
Study highlights rise of authoritarian peacemaking and its implications for Ukraine | Manchester University
Authoritarian peacemaking is replacing the traditional style
Study highlights rise of authoritarian peacemaking and its implications for Ukraine
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Study highlights rise of authoritarian peacemaking and its implications for Ukraine | Manchester University
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"The fire department in the southern German university city of Tuebingen extracted a 20-year old exchange student from the United States got his legs trapped inside a giant vagina" www.nbcnews.com/news/world/a...
American Student Ends Up Trapped in Giant Vagina Sculpture
Firefighters embarked on an "extraordinary rescue mission" when an American exchange student got his leg trapped inside a giant vagina sculpture.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Liverpool fans boo the national anthem for a reason
Booing the national anthem was not only about protesting the spectacle of royalty and patriotism – it was also about justice for the Hillsborough 97
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Booing the national anthem was not only about protesting the spectacle of royalty and patriotism – it was also about justice for the Hillsborough 97
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Liverpool fans boo the national anthem for a reason
Booing the national anthem was not only about protesting the spectacle of royalty and patriotism – it was also about justice for the Hillsborough 97
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Liverpool fans boo the national anthem for a reason
Booing the national anthem was not only about protesting the spectacle of royalty and patriotism – it was also about justice for the Hillsborough 97
@penhemingway.bsky.social @northwestbylines.co.uk
Booing the national anthem was not only about protesting the spectacle of royalty and patriotism – it was also about justice for the Hillsborough 97
@penhemingway.bsky.social @northwestbylines.co.uk
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇