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Luke Hewitt
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North Walian in Manchester - Journalist
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A long article about my time in the NHS.

Let me know what you think ⬇️

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Life (and death) as an NHS Porter
Hospital porters are some of the last people to see us on this Earth, but their stories are rarely told. Here's mine.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Drivers have been fined nearly half a million quid by yellow box cameras around Manchester in the past 18 months.

www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/1906202...
Yellow box penalty notices raise over £450,000 for Manchester City Council - Mancunian Matters
Motorists have paid Manchester City Council nearly half a million pounds in fines for yellow box moving traffic contraventions...
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June 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I've had a shameful secret that I've hidden for many years.

I can't ride a bike.

At 30-years-old I've finally done something about it.

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Learning to ride a bike... at 30
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June 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Did you have a delayed flight from Manchester airport last year?

How did it impact your holiday?

I’d love to chat to you for an article I’m working on.

#Journorequest
May 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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I spoke to the incredible people who make up Sing Their Name Choir - a singing group for people bereaved by suicide in Greater Manchester.

www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/life/0804202...
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The Manchester Library of Things has everything* you need! A disco ball, ukuleles, power tools, and more.
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Manchester Library of Things - Mancunian Matters
The Manchester Library of Things in Levenshulme is trying to tackle waste by providing community store of tools and household items.
www.mancunianmatters.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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“0800 00 1066”
andraswf.bsky.social András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · Feb 28
"HI, I'M BARRY SCOTT"
February 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Being a trustee for the SPA is incredible, but it’s getting harder to keep it accessible. Our membership is free & we’re a volunteer-led charity, but costs are increasing.

If you believe in the power of student journalism #SupportStudentJournalism with a donation.
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February 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Passed my NCTJ Essential Journalism exam! Longest four weeks of my life!
February 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Mushy peas belong on a Christmas dinner plate.
helenebismarck.bsky.social Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Dec 14
Let’s start posting controversial Christmas opinions.
Here is mine:

Panettone is the worst cake, nobody actually eats it, why do so many people give it as presents?
December 14, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Imagine plotting for years to pinpoint north Wales as the perfect place to hide and then getting caught anyway. I wonder if he knows about the sun centre.
November 26, 2024 at 11:41 PM