Trevor Gibbons
@trevorgi.bsky.social
UK-based retired journalist, bibliophile
and rugby league fan. Up the Hull FC Millionaires. Also likes real ale.
and rugby league fan. Up the Hull FC Millionaires. Also likes real ale.
Please don't attend events organised by the National Mining Museum at the moment whilst the mechanics and guides are striking.
#solidarity #unison
#solidarity #unison
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Please don't attend events organised by the National Mining Museum at the moment whilst the mechanics and guides are striking.
#solidarity #unison
#solidarity #unison
A cracking read Grommit! A new biography of Roy Francis.. a true trailblazer and leader of men.
#rugbyleague
#biography
#blackhistory
#rugbyleague
#biography
#blackhistory
July 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A cracking read Grommit! A new biography of Roy Francis.. a true trailblazer and leader of men.
#rugbyleague
#biography
#blackhistory
#rugbyleague
#biography
#blackhistory
Here’s how to make a strong case pleasantly and with facts. Remember them?
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Here’s how to make a strong case pleasantly and with facts. Remember them?
Thanks to a recent birthday and a productive visit to a bookshop I have a new reading list.
#Books
#Bibliophile
#Books
#Bibliophile
May 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thanks to a recent birthday and a productive visit to a bookshop I have a new reading list.
#Books
#Bibliophile
#Books
#Bibliophile
Ok, I’m probably in a minority on this and getting too old but that latest #Eurovision -style #DoctorWho was insipid, rubbish! The programme is disappearing up its own ego.
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ok, I’m probably in a minority on this and getting too old but that latest #Eurovision -style #DoctorWho was insipid, rubbish! The programme is disappearing up its own ego.
Ashamed of Keir Starmer’s speech, you will never out right-wing the idiots. Immigrants bring youth, vigour, skills and they nurse and care for us. We are all immigrants!
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ashamed of Keir Starmer’s speech, you will never out right-wing the idiots. Immigrants bring youth, vigour, skills and they nurse and care for us. We are all immigrants!
Reposted by Trevor Gibbons
Trump: "Tariffs are the most beautiful word in the dictionary"
Trump: "Tariffs are working perfectly"
Trump: "Tariffs are making the USA $2bn a day"
Trump: "I will never change my policy on tariffs"
Trump: "I am pausing tariffs with immediate effect"
Trump: "Tariffs are working perfectly"
Trump: "Tariffs are making the USA $2bn a day"
Trump: "I will never change my policy on tariffs"
Trump: "I am pausing tariffs with immediate effect"
April 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump: "Tariffs are the most beautiful word in the dictionary"
Trump: "Tariffs are working perfectly"
Trump: "Tariffs are making the USA $2bn a day"
Trump: "I will never change my policy on tariffs"
Trump: "I am pausing tariffs with immediate effect"
Trump: "Tariffs are working perfectly"
Trump: "Tariffs are making the USA $2bn a day"
Trump: "I will never change my policy on tariffs"
Trump: "I am pausing tariffs with immediate effect"
Tickets for Wembley, Everton and Headingley bought. All three tests.
Bring on the Aussies this autumn.
Look Sir! Australians 13 of ‘em…. #rugbyleague #Ashes #Rourkesdrift
Bring on the Aussies this autumn.
Look Sir! Australians 13 of ‘em…. #rugbyleague #Ashes #Rourkesdrift
April 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tickets for Wembley, Everton and Headingley bought. All three tests.
Bring on the Aussies this autumn.
Look Sir! Australians 13 of ‘em…. #rugbyleague #Ashes #Rourkesdrift
Bring on the Aussies this autumn.
Look Sir! Australians 13 of ‘em…. #rugbyleague #Ashes #Rourkesdrift
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Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk
Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk
At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London
Police have raided a Quaker meeting house and arrested six women attending a gathering of the protest group Youth Demand.
More than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with Tasers, forced their way into the Westminster meeting house at 7.15pm, according to a statement by the Quakers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Off to #CasVegas tomorrow, beers from the wood at Junction then Down’t Lane.
Oh to be alive in such times!
#HullFC #Castleford
Oh to be alive in such times!
#HullFC #Castleford
March 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Off to #CasVegas tomorrow, beers from the wood at Junction then Down’t Lane.
Oh to be alive in such times!
#HullFC #Castleford
Oh to be alive in such times!
#HullFC #Castleford
What a great game plan #HullFC an awful first 20 minutes, go well behind, lose a man for 10 minutes and engineer a gutsy comeback.
Let’s go my black and white beauties! #ChallengeCup
Let’s go my black and white beauties! #ChallengeCup
March 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What a great game plan #HullFC an awful first 20 minutes, go well behind, lose a man for 10 minutes and engineer a gutsy comeback.
Let’s go my black and white beauties! #ChallengeCup
Let’s go my black and white beauties! #ChallengeCup
Reposted by Trevor Gibbons
Containers of cyanide swilling around the North Sea are why you should be sceptical of any politician promising a bonfire of regulations.
March 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Containers of cyanide swilling around the North Sea are why you should be sceptical of any politician promising a bonfire of regulations.
Really queasy about the #Pandora TV ad showing young kids talking about buy Jewellery for #mothersday what to chocolates and breakfast in bed?
March 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Really queasy about the #Pandora TV ad showing young kids talking about buy Jewellery for #mothersday what to chocolates and breakfast in bed?
Rail pricing- what a mess.
Single, Wakefield to Hull. Trainline said £14 via Donny or £24 via Leeds, day before.
Asked at Wakefield station £31 on day!
Did train line, split ticket… £10.29!
#Railways #Railtickets
Single, Wakefield to Hull. Trainline said £14 via Donny or £24 via Leeds, day before.
Asked at Wakefield station £31 on day!
Did train line, split ticket… £10.29!
#Railways #Railtickets
March 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Rail pricing- what a mess.
Single, Wakefield to Hull. Trainline said £14 via Donny or £24 via Leeds, day before.
Asked at Wakefield station £31 on day!
Did train line, split ticket… £10.29!
#Railways #Railtickets
Single, Wakefield to Hull. Trainline said £14 via Donny or £24 via Leeds, day before.
Asked at Wakefield station £31 on day!
Did train line, split ticket… £10.29!
#Railways #Railtickets
March 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
March 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Two free-to-air games to day on TV. One from Wakefield (BBC), one from Las Vegas (Sky Mix). Vegas has its supporters but does it have rhubarb, a chantry chapel or a sculpture park. Think on. #rugbyleague
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Two free-to-air games to day on TV. One from Wakefield (BBC), one from Las Vegas (Sky Mix). Vegas has its supporters but does it have rhubarb, a chantry chapel or a sculpture park. Think on. #rugbyleague
The game from Las Vegas tonight on Sky Mix so available on Freeview.
That’s Saturday night sorted #Rugbyleague
#LasVegas
That’s Saturday night sorted #Rugbyleague
#LasVegas
March 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The game from Las Vegas tonight on Sky Mix so available on Freeview.
That’s Saturday night sorted #Rugbyleague
#LasVegas
That’s Saturday night sorted #Rugbyleague
#LasVegas
A brilliant tale of some real trailblazers #rugbyleague www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
England v Australia in Las Vegas: Great Britain Lionesses remember 1996 tour
When England's women face Australia in Las Vegas on Saturday night, they can thank the Great Britain trailblazers who overcame remarkable odds just to get a Test series on - and then won it.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A brilliant tale of some real trailblazers #rugbyleague www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Reposted by Trevor Gibbons
Been working on rugby league content for BBC Sport before the big Las Vegas showcase this weekend and wrote this: Woman of Steel, marriage, Vegas - Dagger's packed 12 months: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
England v Australia: Georgie Dagger gets 2025 under way in Las Vegas after packed 12 months
Georgie Dagger's year has much to live up to after a 2024 in which she made her England debut, won the Grand Final, was named Woman of Steel and got married. She kicks off 2025 in Las Vegas.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Been working on rugby league content for BBC Sport before the big Las Vegas showcase this weekend and wrote this: Woman of Steel, marriage, Vegas - Dagger's packed 12 months: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Reposted by Trevor Gibbons
Mark the date! The revealing new documentary,
'Roy Francis: Wales's Black Leader in a White World', will be broadcast by BBC Radio Wales next Monday 6.30pm. For more info go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #rugbyleague #blackhistorymonth
'Roy Francis: Wales's Black Leader in a White World', will be broadcast by BBC Radio Wales next Monday 6.30pm. For more info go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #rugbyleague #blackhistorymonth
BBC Radio Wales - Roy Francis: Wales's Black Leader in a White World
The first black man to coach a professional league and cup-winning sports team in Britain.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Mark the date! The revealing new documentary,
'Roy Francis: Wales's Black Leader in a White World', will be broadcast by BBC Radio Wales next Monday 6.30pm. For more info go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #rugbyleague #blackhistorymonth
'Roy Francis: Wales's Black Leader in a White World', will be broadcast by BBC Radio Wales next Monday 6.30pm. For more info go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #rugbyleague #blackhistorymonth
Reposted by Trevor Gibbons
Trumpistan has voted with Russia, Belarus, DPRNK etc against a UN resolution.
All very normal these days.💥
All very normal these days.💥
February 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trumpistan has voted with Russia, Belarus, DPRNK etc against a UN resolution.
All very normal these days.💥
All very normal these days.💥
February 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM