NEWS! #Hitchin #MostlyComedy returns after our summer break on 17th Sept with a lineup, led by The Fast Show's Simon Day, alongside HIGNFY's @rialina.com, Richard Todd & @davidephgrave.bsky.social. Mailing list presale from 10am Sat. General sale 10am Mon (10th). Sign up at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

FOR ONE DAY ONLY: A History of the World in 47 Borders is 99p on Kindle and thus, also, elsewhere. Is this a good thing? Shouldn't two years of my life cost more than that? Who can say! Get it while it's cheap! www.amazon.co.uk/History-Worl...

Hay is the lifeblood of our sanctuary We’re trying to raise vital funds to keep us going The hay crisis means hay costs have doubled & we’re already worried about surviving another tough winter We’d be so thankful for any support: gofund.me/9a14b928c Thank you 💚 #animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

Last night, I hosted the Surgical Appliance Manufacturers Awards. The audience responded with a great show of support. #LunchPun #Jokes

New Personalised Typewriter T-shirts. What would you type? www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts

Whilst we’ve been campaigning for ancient woodland restoration, other ancient woodlands are under threat from development projects. Save our Ancient Woodlands . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

Save our Ancient Woodlands

Britain’s oldest living residents are under threat. They have been with us for hundreds of years but their rights are not recognised. Thousands of ancient trees are being destroyed as part of developm...

actionnetwork.org

Crooked House documentary screened three years after fire - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Crooked House documentary screened three years after fire

The Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, was destroyed following a fire in August 2023.

bbc.co.uk

Idea: Money For Nothing by Dire Straits, but it’s about some musicians getting their Spotify payout and envying some guys they know with solid, well-paid jobs in kitchen delivery.

Dire Straits MTV Money For Nothing CGI

ALT: Dire Straits MTV Money For Nothing CGI

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You don't see post box toppers on the corner of our road anymore. We used to be a close-knit community. #LunchPun #Jokes

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

Ban all supermarkets from throwing away edible food & require their donation petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Petition: Ban all supermarkets from throwing away edible food & require their donation

Everyday, UK supermarkets throw away tonnes of edible food while millions of people rely on food banks to survive. We believe this is wrong, and that food that is safe to eat should not end up in bins...

petition.parliament.uk

I've just dissolved my haulage company after my business partner started going on about the Illuminati. I have no truck with conspiracy theorists. #LunchPun #Jokes

The new exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Gallery - EVERY THING MUST GO by Joe Lycett www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/...

I've brought my suit to the invisible menders but I guess they haven't got back from lunch yet. #LunchPun #Jokes

Plas Johnson, who played "The Pink Panther theme", RIP. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Saxophonist Plas Johnson, known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme, dies aged 94

Jazz saxophonist – who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more – died in Los Angeles, reports say

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Memories of Bill Oddie's enduring links with the West Midlands. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pavement tributes and zoo memories for Bill Oddie in former Midlands home

People in the West Midlands remember the entertainer's impact on local wildlife campaigns.

bbc.co.uk

Farewell to Bill Oddie on behalf of all of us who grew up on the unashamedly silly comedy of The Goodies. Also, the long-running radio show I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (1964-73) which spawned The Goodies and incubated Python. Bill wrote and performed the songs as Angus Prune.

I've spent the morning making silhouettes of animals and birds on the office wall. It's my first day as Shadow Development Minister. #LunchPun #Jokes

Happy Wuthering Heights Day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's me, Cathy – thousands pay tribute to Kate Bush classic

People in Haworth join thousands around the world to re-create the 1978 video for Wuthering Heights.

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The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

campaignforthearts.org

The UK government is seeking the publics view on fireworks. It follows a petition to reduce the noise of fireworks reached over 180k signatures. Proposals include making very loud fireworks only available to professional users. You can have your say/read more here www.gov.uk/government/c...

Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK

We are seeking views on the regulation of pyrotechnics and fireworks in the UK.

gov.uk

Penny to the rescue? Another two panel teaser from Page 28 of the ongoing Avengers fanfic adventure! Available to read free online, but only on Duck Webcomics at the moment - just click on the link! www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Vanishin... #avengers #british #comic #art #vanishing_village

The sad end of what was left of our WHSmith. I went from buying my childhood comics, to books, to browsing the upstairs record department 😞

If anyone had told me, when I was dashing home from school to watch Leyline High, that Leyline High Rewind would be shortlisted for the British Podcast Awards in 2026, I would have said they were making it all up 🎉

Leyline High Rewind@leylinehighrewind.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wooooo! We’ve been shortlisted! 🎉 Leyline High was such a culturally significant show for 3 solid decades. We’re just glad our little podcast has helped so many people reminisce about it. 💚 www.britishpodcastawards.com/shortlist-2026

After one failed attempt I won Rear of the Year at the second time of ass king. #LunchPun #Jokes

Funny Beeseness Returns to Walsall Arena on Sunday 2 August, 6pm: Milton Jones Tom Wrigglesworth Ian Crawford Hosted by Wayne Beese www.walsallarena.com/whats-on/com...

I don't know whether to go over the waterfall or try to swim upsteam towards a colony of beavers. I'm damned if I do and dammed if I don't. #LunchPun #Jokes

Next week we have three fantastic headline shows from incredible talents: Dunstan Bruce, Phil Ellis and Shazia Mirza at the Arena Theatre! Book your tickets through our bio link today to join the festivities 🎉 @pandemonialists.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Denial - Prateek Kohli Saturday 25th July 2026, The Pack, 4.45pm, Pay-As-You-Feel, Rating: 12+ Shortlisted: BBC New Comedy Award Runner-up: West End New Act of the Year Finalist: Komedia New Comedy Award www.midlandsfringe.co.uk/shows/25thju...