Michael Peter Crisp
@crispmp1.bsky.social
Horse Racing, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Sussex CCC, Tennis, Films & TV, Art, Books, History, Music, Comedy, Current Affairs, Comedy, Space & Astronomy.
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Evening all, you started in riproaring fashion for the first 5 minutes, then nothing. @johnracing.bsky.social was first out the blocks with #2 Brighton 1967, quickly followed by @starkeydaggers.bsky.social with #4 Pontefract (No Date), both beating @ruatrindade.bsky.social in photos. I did 1/2
Afternoon all, it's that time of the week again, 4 glimpses of racing past, of which 1 is closed and 3 are current. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all engagement and interaction are much appreciated thank you, Enjoy !
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Evening all, you started in riproaring fashion for the first 5 minutes, then nothing. @johnracing.bsky.social was first out the blocks with #2 Brighton 1967, quickly followed by @starkeydaggers.bsky.social with #4 Pontefract (No Date), both beating @ruatrindade.bsky.social in photos. I did 1/2
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Afternoon all, it's that time of the week again, 4 glimpses of racing past, of which 1 is closed and 3 are current. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all engagement and interaction are much appreciated thank you, Enjoy !
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Afternoon all, it's that time of the week again, 4 glimpses of racing past, of which 1 is closed and 3 are current. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all engagement and interaction are much appreciated thank you, Enjoy !
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Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #York #Yule
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #York #Yule
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Board Schools were introduced as a result of the 1870 Elementary Education Act. Drafted by William Forster, Education Minster in Gladstone's government and MP for Bradford. Elementary education was compulsory from 1876 but fees could still be charged making it difficult for
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Board Schools were introduced as a result of the 1870 Elementary Education Act. Drafted by William Forster, Education Minster in Gladstone's government and MP for Bradford. Elementary education was compulsory from 1876 but fees could still be charged making it difficult for
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Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims
Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims
Exclusive: George Cottrell ‘gave control’ of gambling accounts to syndicate headed by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FC
George Cottrell, a close associate of Nigel Farage and a key figure in Reform UK’s inner circle, acted as a front for a major gambling syndicate that was “given control” of his betting accounts, a high court document alleges.
Cottrell acted as a stalking horse for a syndicate involving one of the world’s most successful gamblers, Tony Bloom, it is claimed in the public documents, filed at the high court. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims
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Afternoon all, it's wet out there people, so here's 2 closed and 2 current to take your minds off it. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all your interactions and engagements are much appreciated, Thank you, Enjoy!
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Afternoon all, it's wet out there people, so here's 2 closed and 2 current to take your minds off it. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all your interactions and engagements are much appreciated, Thank you, Enjoy!
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Afternoon all, I hope there are no Ambulances driving down the tracks today, absolutely incredible!! Today we have 1 closed and 3 current for your perusal. Answers at 6.30pm all interaction and engagement is very much welcomed, thank you enjoy!
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Afternoon all, I hope there are no Ambulances driving down the tracks today, absolutely incredible!! Today we have 1 closed and 3 current for your perusal. Answers at 6.30pm all interaction and engagement is very much welcomed, thank you enjoy!
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Sunday puzzle - four British point-to-point tracks to name.
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Sunday puzzle - four British point-to-point tracks to name.
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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This is way out of my comfort zone, so come on the PtP crowd, you need to get your thinking caps on.
Sunday puzzle - four British point-to-point tracks to name.
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This is way out of my comfort zone, so come on the PtP crowd, you need to get your thinking caps on.
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Morning All, I'm a very busy boy today, hence the quiz going up very early. Today we have 1 closed and 3 current, not too difficult! Answers as usual 6.30pm all interactions and engagement is much appreciated thank you, Enjoy.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Morning All, I'm a very busy boy today, hence the quiz going up very early. Today we have 1 closed and 3 current, not too difficult! Answers as usual 6.30pm all interactions and engagement is much appreciated thank you, Enjoy.
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Russia's 1st humanoid robot was revealed today. A bit like a mobik, it fell over as if shot and our efforts at hiding the disaster convinced no one.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Russia's 1st humanoid robot was revealed today. A bit like a mobik, it fell over as if shot and our efforts at hiding the disaster convinced no one.
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An apology from the BBC to Trump is sufficient.
A billion dollars for broadcasting something that was ostensibly true? Come off it.
A billion dollars for broadcasting something that was ostensibly true? Come off it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An apology from the BBC to Trump is sufficient.
A billion dollars for broadcasting something that was ostensibly true? Come off it.
A billion dollars for broadcasting something that was ostensibly true? Come off it.
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York's Clifford’s Tower is to be given a new setting. York Council approved plans for a £10 million redevelopment of the surrounding area, replacing the Castle car park with green parkland, walkways and "spaces for reflection." The mound beneath the tower was the site of the 1190
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
York's Clifford’s Tower is to be given a new setting. York Council approved plans for a £10 million redevelopment of the surrounding area, replacing the Castle car park with green parkland, walkways and "spaces for reflection." The mound beneath the tower was the site of the 1190
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Afternoon all, once again I offer my apologies, for my "Balls Up" last week, I have severely reprimanded myself, with a dry week. Today we have 2 closed and 2 current for your perusal. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all interaction and engagement is most welcome Thank you, Enjoy !
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Afternoon all, once again I offer my apologies, for my "Balls Up" last week, I have severely reprimanded myself, with a dry week. Today we have 2 closed and 2 current for your perusal. Answers as usual 6.30pm, all interaction and engagement is most welcome Thank you, Enjoy !
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"You, like Nigel Farage, are simply lying about what the ONS says."
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Stephen Nolan - 08/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"You, like Nigel Farage, are simply lying about what the ONS says."
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Want a refund? Simply go to the desk between gate 4 and 5. Then past it and down the corridor to the bus stop, to the Outer Hebrides. Get off, then two ferries and a cycle later, you’re there. At the beginning of a 3,256 foot climb. At the top ask for Morag. She's not often in.
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want a refund? Simply go to the desk between gate 4 and 5. Then past it and down the corridor to the bus stop, to the Outer Hebrides. Get off, then two ferries and a cycle later, you’re there. At the beginning of a 3,256 foot climb. At the top ask for Morag. She's not often in.
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The amount of time, effort and resources devoted by news organisations to the asylum seeker accidentally released is absurd.
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The amount of time, effort and resources devoted by news organisations to the asylum seeker accidentally released is absurd.
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Remembrance: Working in munitions factories in WWI could be unpleasant, uncomfortable and very dangerous. Over 200 women lost their lives through accidents, explosions, or poisoning from handling chemical explosives including on 5th December 1916, 35 women who were killed outright at the
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Remembrance: Working in munitions factories in WWI could be unpleasant, uncomfortable and very dangerous. Over 200 women lost their lives through accidents, explosions, or poisoning from handling chemical explosives including on 5th December 1916, 35 women who were killed outright at the