Inspiring day at Emergency Services Show hearing about community resilience and national preparedness
Richard Dickson
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Former Project Manager of www.rboc.ac.uk at Coventry University, now local councillor and lover of Warwickshire. Views expressed here are personal and not necessarily those of Warwickshire County Council, Warwick District Council or Kenilworth Town Council
What has the BBC ever done for us? Given us, yet again, a brilliant #lastnightoftheproms
Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate.
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
People are fed up. Bills are rising, waiting lists are growing and too much feels broken. It’s time to fix our broken politics and put power back where it belongs: with the British people. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
31st August 1970 - in the middle of the night on the Isle of Wight. What it must have been to have been there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpk9...
Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire (Live at Isle of Wight Festival, UK)
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A46 Stoneleigh Junction Bridge to Nowhere August 2026 update with Cllr Ben Edwards youtu.be/e2cEWAhI8XI?...
A46 Stoneleigh Junction (known by many people as the Bridge to Nowhere) monthly update August 2026
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Thank you @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social for welcoming @andrewgraystone.bsky.social on 30th August. This Iwerne survivor of so-called muscular Christianity is just sorry he won't be there to share memories.
HUGE crowd in the Rio Grande Valley for James Talarico 🔥 Something is happening in Texas.
Out and about today with residents of Kenilworth Gate - we still need more progress on road safety measures on Leamington Road
For those who've seen the Oscar-nominated film, this announcement may just be confirmation of what was already clear www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel confirms it opened fire on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza
She initially survived the attack but her body was recovered days later in Gaza City in 2024.
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Healthwatch is a lifeline for patients and families, helping prevent another NHS safety scandal. Labour’s Health Bill takes an axe to vital protections. Andy Burnham has backed Healthwatch before. He must do so again, fix the Bill and put patient safety first. @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social
Margaret Hodge: “We need to urgently reform our laws to stop rich people using their wealth to close down legitimate scrutiny” Tice reacts to questions by intimidating journalists and seeking to expose their sources. Reform are just all really shitty people. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian
Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources
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For eclipse day what better thing could there be in these times than to say 'hineni, hineni' www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nm...
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (Official Audio)
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Dear Steve Cram - thanks for your commentary tonight but Slade are not from Birmingham but Wolverhampton!
Here's the report shown on Friday on Midlands Today about the A46 Stoneleigh Junction Bridge (To Nowhere). Copyright of BBC Midlands Today
So now we know. Reform UK Highways Portfolio Holder today tells @lornabailey.bsky.social the A46 Stoneleigh Junction Bridge (To Nowhere) with its original budget of £38M now has budget of estimated £80M. This was meant to be confidential because of ongoing negotiations with the contractor Colas.
Great to be part of the KMAT Great debate podcast with @radioabbey.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/RadioAbbey/k...
Kmat Great Debate - The Podcast- Episode One- How It All Began
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These insults followed a minute's silence to reflect on the need for civility in public life www.facebook.com/share/v/1DXv...
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Cllr Oliver Jacques calling for safer roads for road users in Warwick - sign his petition here democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
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These statistics reveal an alarming crisis in maternity, with far too many midwives burning out early in their career and in their training. Patients are paying the price, and mothers are left with no alternative but to give birth on understaffed and unsafe wards.
Thoughts and next steps on today's Cost of Living summit in #Warwickshire