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Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 21h

We should focus on & be praising the woman Maria Corina Machado winning the #NobelPeacePrize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from #dictatorship to #democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 21h

On World Mental Health Day, it’s vital we break the stigma and keep the conversation going. Support is out there but knowing where to start can be hard.
Charities like Mind offer excellent advice and guidance for anyone struggling.
You can find their resources here: www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-...

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 1d

Talking of #wildlife and #Poole Harbour here's a reminder of the ongoing work to clean up our waterways happening here in #Dorset 👇

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 2d

Restoring natural water flows at Tadnoll & Winfrith nature reserve will turn drained farmland into thriving wetlands. 🌿 In our latest blog, discover how this project is boosting wildlife, cleaning water for Poole Harbour, and building climate resilience. bit.ly/46HGAsl ~ Jack
📷 Sarah Williams

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Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill @zero-hour.bsky.social · 1d

🗓️ On 27 November, top UK experts will brief MPs and leaders from business, culture, faith and the media on the escalating climate and nature crisis.

📍 Is your MP attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social? Use the postcode checker at www.nebriefing.org to check—and if not, email them to ask.

An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

www.nebriefing.org

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 1d

Of course I've now been informed that at the age of 73 I'm too *YOUNG* for the #covid jab.

Not been told that for about 55 years!

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 10d

Current data may not indicate that these variants lead to more severe illness than other variants in circulation but being of a certain age with underlying health issue I'm playing it safe & have booked both my #flu & #covid jabs. 💉💉
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/25/s...

Should we be worried about the current COVID-19 variants?

As we enter autumn, rates of respiratory illnesses start to rise and people ask how the most common current lineages - or groups of genetically similar viruses - compare to previous COVID-19 variants.

ukhsa.blog.gov.uk

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 2d

Booked up for the #Dominion at the #Pavilion 😏 in #Bournemouth to see @profaliceroberts.bsky.social but even before I go thanks to her I now know what hypocausts are!

Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 4d

I’m back on tour with my new book DOMINATION this week - travelling to Bradford, Sheffield, Newcastle, Hull & Northampton. Expect plenty of monasteries, basilicas, hypocausts as I explore the end of the western Roman Empire and why it’s still relevant today!

Bethan's Rock: Beloved exhibit returns to revamped Poole Museum

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 2d

There's more to #Poole #Museum than 'old stuff', its "about #people, #stories & #treasures that don't have to be rare, they don't have to be significant to everybody it's about the deeper meaning connected to those objects."
#Community #Culture #Heritage
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The museum said Bethan's

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 3d

Not all heroes wear capes but they do need our support to save #Dorset waterways for #wildlife and the #environment we all love and enjoy.

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 3d

💧 Will you help protect Dorset's Water for Wildlife? 💧

Less than 15% of Dorset's rivers are in good condition, and 90% of the UK’s wetlands have disappeared in the last 100 years.

Water for Wildlife 👉 bit.ly/4o6j126

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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 3d

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering > Read the full statement here
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/sc...

Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather events caused by fossil fuels and climate change pose significant risks to health and our health service. Any plans to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act a...

ukhealthalliance.org

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 3d

Bloody windmills!
#Trump #Badenoch #GreenEnergy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Two Conservative councillors join Reform UK in BCP

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 3d

No surprise as #BCP Councillor Duane Farr continues to fill up his political party bingo card ... #Labour #UKIP #Tory #Reform.
news.bournemouthone.com/83901/

Two Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councillors have left the Conservatives to join Reform UK. Cameron Adams and Duane Farr are now the first Reform members on the council. Their defection comes o...

news.bournemouthone.com

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps #Labour MP's need to check their own decision making when it comes to holding the Labour Government to account, they stand up for residents only when it falls inline with the Whips Office.
#WinterFuelAllowance #BenefitCuts #EmployersNIrise etc..
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2551747...

'Standing up for residents and holding the council accountable'

As your elected representative in Parliament, listening and acting in your best interests drives what I do. That should be the case for local…

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps not something you'd expect to see from many #PremierLeague Managers but here's 🍒🍒
@afcbournemouth.bsky.social 🍒🍒 Boss Andoni Iraola on the touchline at a #MerleyFC young girls game.
#grassrootsfootball #Inspiration

Dorset Wild Rivers: The Frome Headwaters | Dorset Wildlife Trust

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 7d

Some great work going on here on the #River #Frome in #Dorset 👏👏

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 8d

Dorset’s River Frome is a precious chalk stream under pressure – but a new collaborative restoration project is paving the way for a healthier, more resilient river. Read more from Amanda Broom, River Catchment Manager 👉 bit.ly/48cFGFu ~ Jack
📷 Amanda Broom

The River Frome in Dorset, England’s most westerly major chalk stream, faces multiple pressures including pollution, climate impacts, and historic channel changes, all of which affect its ecological…

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Bournemouth businesses thrive after busy summer season

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

Well knock me down with a wet feather!
This 👇 despite what the regular naysayers tell me apparently #Bournemouth seems to be thriving.
news.bournemouthone.com/83820/

Businesses in Bournemouth say this summer has been a success, with more than ten million visits made to the town centre between June and August. New shops and restaurants have opened, while establishe...

news.bournemouthone.com

AFC Bournemouth donation supports families across Dorset

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

Brilliant, more evidence that a #Football Club like
@afcbournemouth.bsky.social 🍒🍒 is about more than just Football, it's about #community.
news.bournemouthone.com/83806/

AFC Bournemouth has donated almost five thousand pounds to Home-Start Wessex as part of its two-year charity partnership. The money is part of nearly nineteen thousand pounds shared between four local...

news.bournemouthone.com

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

Great to hear, do you have a list of the Labour MP's who've signed, I know my own MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social has done so but a full list would be most helpful. Thank You.

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

I know I keep banging on about #SocialPrescribing and I wont stop until it becomes embedded not just in ad hoc #communities but as a norm everywhere and for all age groups, so please read this Policy Briefing, it's only 8 pages but contains so much .... well, just read it!

Social Biobehavioural Research Group @ucl-sbb.bsky.social · 8d

Have you seen our latest policy brief on #SocialPrescribing for #YoungPeople?

📌 Read our key findings and recommendations: sbbresearch.org/wp-content/u...
📅 Join the conversation at our next event on Thursday 16th October, 12-1pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/spyn-membe...

The front cover of the Policy Brief. This includes the title, a photo of young people standing together, and the logos of SPYN, the Social Biobehavioural Research Group, the National Academy for Social Prescribing and the Southbank Centre.

Sinking Bentley driver in Dorset saved by sunroof, rescuers say

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

I accept that the Mainstream Media should "report" on the horrendous events in #Manchester, they repeatedly say that "it's important that people don't speculate on it," then have spent most of the day .... "speculating on it!"
This kind of unsubstantiated reporting only spreads division. 😠

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

I'll leave this here as food for thought and whatever your first thought may be it could well define you.

"Abdel Hamid Bakkali and Abdeliah Slah swam to the car and climbed on to the bonnet before dragging the 72-year-old to safety."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The fishermen swam out to the rapidly sinking Bentley to pluck Robert Hill from the sunroof.

Jane Goodall Destroys Trump Climate Lies

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 9d

So sad to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall who has left such a magnificent legacy for this and future generations through her good work and speaking the truth in her own quiet yet meaningful way.
#RIPJaneGoodall 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBZ_...

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

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Changes in Bird Species Around Holes Bay and Upton Country Park

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Coasts in Mind @coastsinmind.bsky.social · 9d

In our Poole Harbour region there are currently 60 stories of coastal change, from the impact of extreme weather to the changing soundscape of birds cim.mola.org.uk/map/records/...

Explore the map to find more stories of the impact of the changing climate on the coast #nlhf #birds #climatechange

Oral history recorded in July 2025, where Nick Woods describes the changes in bird diversity he's seen around Holes Bay, and how these changes become normalised.Nick has lived around the shores of Poo...

cim.mola.org.uk

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 9d

Well done to @zero-hour.bsky.social team and my #Labour MP for #Poole @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for supporting them. 👏👏

Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill @zero-hour.bsky.social · 9d

👏 Residents in Poole met with @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social MP to discuss the Climate and Nature Bill. Great news he has agreed to send the #CANBill constituency letter to Ed Miliband and Emma Reynolds calling for new legislation to tackle the climate-nature crisis!

🐝 action.zerohour.uk