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December 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A Christmas spent on your own doesn’t have to feel lonely, there are plenty of things you can do to make it special | Aleksandra Konończuk
Celebrating Christmas on your own
A Christmas spent on your own doesn’t have to feel lonely, there are plenty of things you can do to make it special
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A Christmas spent on your own doesn’t have to feel lonely, there are plenty of things you can do to make it special | Aleksandra Konończuk
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A council’s £1 asset deal on a $4.6m centre has triggered police arrests and a criminal probe. The fallout now includes £1m in irregular payments and governance failures.
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Three arrests as £4.6m centre sold for £1 plunges council into crisis
A statutory report into a city council has uncovered unlawful asset disposal, £1m in irregular payments and police arrests
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A council’s £1 asset deal on a $4.6m centre has triggered police arrests and a criminal probe. The fallout now includes £1m in irregular payments and governance failures.
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Quite the ceasefire!
Hamas' Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says that Raed Saed was among five people killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.
Hamas confirms killing of senior commander in Israeli attack in Gaza
Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says Raed Saad was among five people killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Quite the ceasefire!
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GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
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Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support
centralbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Greetings my favourite soap opera, it is I your favourite Martian back once again to take you through the rollercoaster you call politics. Strap in and scream if you wanna go faster! Let’s get down to the bizniz 👽
Earth’s Follies: Week 44 – prizes, parks and policy mayhem
A bargain-bin peace prize, a birthday masquerading as a holiday and a travel ban gone feral – Earth continues its proud tradition of absurdity
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Greetings my favourite soap opera, it is I your favourite Martian back once again to take you through the rollercoaster you call politics. Strap in and scream if you wanna go faster! Let’s get down to the bizniz 👽
A bargain-bin peace prize, a birthday masquerading as a holiday and a travel ban gone feral – Earth continues its proud tradition of absurdity | Xylb-tok the Martian
Earth’s Follies: Week 44 – prizes, parks and policy mayhem
A bargain-bin peace prize, a birthday masquerading as a holiday and a travel ban gone feral – Earth continues its proud tradition of absurdity
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A bargain-bin peace prize, a birthday masquerading as a holiday and a travel ban gone feral – Earth continues its proud tradition of absurdity | Xylb-tok the Martian
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During the #Bradford Council meeting on Dec 9, the local Conservatives proposed to cut Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in the district. Green Councillor Matt Edwards (@greenmattbfd.bsky.social) had this brilliant reply:
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
During the #Bradford Council meeting on Dec 9, the local Conservatives proposed to cut Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in the district. Green Councillor Matt Edwards (@greenmattbfd.bsky.social) had this brilliant reply:
How and why I investigated what is going on with the treatment of trans children in Sussex, and how if affects the children, their families and me | Sophie Molly
Giving a voice to the voiceless – A trans woman investigates
How and why I investigated what is going on with the treatment of trans children in Sussex, and how if affects the children, their families and me
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
How and why I investigated what is going on with the treatment of trans children in Sussex, and how if affects the children, their families and me | Sophie Molly
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Also the most amazing thing happened, Rainbow Rose, the LGBT Labour of Europe has roundly condemned UK Labour’s transphobic action, this is significant in contrast with LGBT Labour’s craven silence.
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Also the most amazing thing happened, Rainbow Rose, the LGBT Labour of Europe has roundly condemned UK Labour’s transphobic action, this is significant in contrast with LGBT Labour’s craven silence.
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Community roots go deeper than broadcasters.
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Community roots go deeper than broadcasters.
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RAF veteran overcomes homelessness and neurodiversity diagnosis to graduate in Adult Nursing | Lancashire University
From adversity to academic success for RAF veteran
RAF veteran overcomes homelessness and neurodiversity diagnosis to graduate in Adult Nursing
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
RAF veteran overcomes homelessness and neurodiversity diagnosis to graduate in Adult Nursing | Lancashire University
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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
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
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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