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Andrew Bowden 🐀
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Found where the Metropolitan Elite gather. Mostly Mancunian, bit Londoner, pos British, definitely European. Brews own beer. Likes the radio. Thinks Tony Dibbin works too hard. All views mine, and only mine. He/Him. #RatVerified.
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Also the trust's brochure contains this, and well goodness knows what that's all about.
A diagram with a sort of pyramid in the middle (labelled "Our Academies") surrounded by a U-shaped box with different labels: - Governance, Finance and Risk Management - Policy and Compliance - Digital Infrastructures and Core Systems - Quality Improvement and Review - People Strategy, HR and Professional Learning and Improvement - Curriculum, Pedagogy and SEND support
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Well done to whoever has not uploaded today's main Observer newspaper to the Guardian Editions app.
The Guardian Editions app but without the main Observer newspaper in it
October 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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No book - physical or electronic - should ever, EVER be formatted like a Word document would me. No. Just plain no.
A printed book where the text is laid out like a Word document with big line breaks between paragraphs
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This stranded tram - stuck behind the other one - had a driver on it at 9:20 this morning. Wonder how long they had to stay onboard.
An empty tram near Piccadilly
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Confess to being surprised that the stricken tram is still stricken thirteen hours later
Tram being disentangled from overhead power cables in the dark
October 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Oof, not a good day for the Metrolink team.
Metrolink tram with pantograph twisted and tangled with the overhead power cable
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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This morning I am travelling on the Yorkshire Dales Explorer. Which is exploring God's Own Country, the Rose Hill Marple to Manchester line
Northern Rail train called the Yorkshire Dales Explorer
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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This kind of complete junk is exactly why I don't use Google as a search engine any more. The Smallest House in Conwy is definitely not owned by the YHA, it's not a hostel, and you can't stay there.
Google AI overview for search term "YHA's smallest hostel" AI Overview The YHA's smallest hostel is YHA The Smallest House in Great Britain, located on the quayside in Conwy, Wales. This unique property is a historical attraction in its own right, and staying there offers a special experience within its compact walls. It is billed as the smallest house in Great Britain and is a Grade II listed building. The property has been refurbished and provides a unique stay on the Conwy quayside. Visitors are often impressed by the special atmosphere inside the house, as described on the YHA website.
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Bus strikes today. Not much hope of getting anywhere in Stockport unless you're on one of the handful of non-Bee Network routes, or one of the few Bee Network services run by a non-striking depot.
bustimes.org/map#12.34/53...
Screenshot of a map overlaid with live locations of buses in the Stockport/Marple/Hazel Grove area. There are very few out there.
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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There's one thing that's been slightly bugging me about the titles for the 1980s BBC One adaptations of Miss Marple. And that's the woman in the window. Is it me or does the woman in the far shot not look like the woman who is close up?
Far shot of a window in a large house with a woman in an elegant gown Close up of woman in the window in the manor house. It's fading in over the top of the far shot.
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Apparently I'm only allowed to use Chrome or Edge to search the Stockport Council planning website. So I'm expecting the armed enforcement teams to arrive at any minute given I'm using Firefox.
planning.stockport.gov.uk/PlanningData...
Screenshot of the Stockport Council planning website saying I must only use Chrome or Edge for public access.
September 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Polirical party eh? No kidding?
Manchester Evening News headline 'Councillor who quit Labour joins rival polirical [sic] party in town hall'
September 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Lets see you at 21 (ish)
Me aged about 20-21 standing in a small room where the walls are plastered with posters for "Purple FM 105.4FM"
August 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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After loving the TV series, finally got round to reading the original novel, and frankly I can not read it without hearing Daniel Mays's voice every time Chubb says "Herr Pünd!"
A copy of Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
July 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Someone needs to tell the Manchester Evening News that the Isle of Man isn't in the United Kingdom...
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/trips-and-br...
Manchester Evening News screenshot with the headline 'Forgotten' UK train journey that's a gateway to seven mythic kingdoms. The Snaefell Mountain Railway takes passengers on an unforgettable journey
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Dug out this from the back of the cupboard last night. It has a tale attached to it.

About 23 years ago I was in the bar with a colleague after work. There were posters for a promotion. Free glasses were being given away with purchases of bottled Belgian beers. 1/5
A stemmed chalice style glass, with the branding of Brugs whitbier on it.
July 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I see we've got to the stage where they're now making it completely impossible for humans to pass.
A Captcha asking to select all pictures of motorcycles. The pictures are incredibly stylised and extremely difficult to tell what they are. Two are selected as being motorcycles, with no others distinguishable. Yet the Captcha is complaining that not all images are selected.
July 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Yesterday a new bus route started in Ambleside. The Stagecoach Lake District 517 started, running to the tiny village of Little Langdale. The route is designed to help reduce traffic and parking problems in an area of the Lake District where there's narrow lanes and limited parking options.
A silver minibus sits on Kelsick Road, Ambleside, before setting off on the very first 517 bus to Little Langdale The silver minibus outside the Three Shires Inn in Little Langdale
July 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This is an all time classic.
A chicken stares intently at a radiator.
July 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Just hit the wrong button in Google Photos and now it's playing music at me and showing a slideshow of pictures involving chickens 😱
Me. With a chicken.
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Post COVID world means I have to book my swimming sessions in advance, rather than simply turn up. Because reasons... But not only that, now I have to say whether my children can swim before I can go swimming by myself!
Screen on a swimming session booking web form. The text says: Andrew Bowden Your booking has been reserved. Swimmers age and ability Please confirm that all swimmers are over 13 years old and can comfortably swim a length of the pool. Can your child swim a minimum of 25m unaided? Yes/No Confirm that all swimmers are over the age of 13? Yes/No
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Apropos to nothing but the Greatest Hits website schedule has a pulldown where you can choose which version of Greatest Hits to show.

It could be consolidated into two options: England&Wales, and Scotland... Come July, it will be completely unnecessary.
A pulldown menu on the Greatest Hits website showing all the regional variations of Greatest Hits radio.
June 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This beer is older than my children.
A stemmed half pint glass emblazoned with the words "Fuller, Smith and Turner" is mostly filled with beer. It stands next to a brown bottle of beer, marked "Fullers 2011 Vintage Ale"
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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The Bill studios were up the road from our house when we lived in London, and they regularly used local locations for filming. The subway to the tram stop became a murder scene, and a derelict pub was the location of an illegal rave. Always good fun to spot.
The front of Merton TV studios, best known as Sun Hill police station
June 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Holiday accommodation in the middle of the tram tracks at MediaCity eh? Luxury living and no mistake!
www.google.com/maps/place/R...
Google Maps satellite image of two sets of tram tracks at MediaCity, Salford. In the middle of the tracks a Google Maps pin is located, showing there is a hotel there. Google Maps satellite image of two sets of tram tracks at MediaCity, Salford. On clicking the accommodation pin, it reveals that 4 guests can stay there.
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM