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‘Helios’ sun sculpture installation dazzles visitors at Fountains Abbey

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 18h

✍️ ‘Helios’ sun sculpture installation dazzles visitors at Fountains Abbey

National Trust artistic collaborations continue with ‘Helios’ shining in the darkness

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National Trust artistic collaborations continue with ‘Helios’ shining in the darkness

‘Helios’ sun sculpture installation dazzles visitors at Fountains Abbey

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 20h

'Helios’ sun sculpture installation dazzles visitors at Fountains Abbey

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National Trust artistic collaborations continue with ‘Helios’ shining in the darkness

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 1d

'Helios' by Luke Jerram at Fountains Abbey really is a sight to see

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 1d

'Helios' by Luke Jerram at Fountains Abbey really is a sight to see

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 2d

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

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Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 2d

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

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Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 13d

Ripon City Council in chaos!

Public vote of no confidence in new Mayor

Who benefits from political turmoil?
#Reform

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#Yorkshire
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Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12d

Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

By Brian McHugh

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 13d

The new 'mayor' is Lib Dem, the rest Independents, loosely

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 13d

Ripon City Council in chaos!

Public vote of no confidence in new Mayor

Who benefits from political turmoil?
#Reform

#Ripon
#Yorkshire
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/rip...

Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 13d

✍️ Ripon City Council’s bitter divisions widen, as public anger mounts

Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

By Brian McHugh
@brianmchugh.bsky.social

Who benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 14d

Too kind!

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 15d

Review of 'Here Comes the Sun' - Bill McKibben

'He ends the book exhilarated about the possibilities lying ahead of us and exhorts us all to seize fire from the Gods once more.'

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Bill McKibben’s ‘Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization’ is a book which throughout highlights the transformative revolution of solar power and which …

Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 14d

You know, it would be a lovely birthday treat for me if this book review of 'Here Comes The Sun' managed to reach @billmckibben.bsky.social

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 16d

Review of 'Here Comes the Sun' - Bill McKibben

'Our species, at what feels like a very dark moment, can take a giant leap into the light. Of the sun.’

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Bill McKibben’s ‘Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization’ is a book which throughout highlights the transformative revolution of solar power and which …

Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 18d

Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed

Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation

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Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation

Rivers give us wildlife, water, energy and beauty – but pollution threatens them all. World Rivers Day is a reminder

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 15d

Simple steps, big impact: phosphate-free soaps, less plastic, proper disposal, suggests 11-year-old award-winning eco-activist Amaya Edwards.

#WorldRiversDay is about action, not just awareness.

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Happy World Rivers Day

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 15d

Review of 'Here Comes the Sun' - Bill McKibben

'He ends the book exhilarated about the possibilities lying ahead of us and exhorts us all to seize fire from the Gods once more.'

@billmckibben.bsky.social

climatewithbrian.com/2025/09/28/r...

Bill McKibben’s ‘Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization’ is a book which throughout highlights the transformative revolution of solar power and which …

Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 16d

Review of 'Here Comes the Sun' - Bill McKibben

'Our species, at what feels like a very dark moment, can take a giant leap into the light. Of the sun.’

@billmckibben.bsky.social

climatewithbrian.com/2025/09/28/r...

Bill McKibben’s ‘Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization’ is a book which throughout highlights the transformative revolution of solar power and which …

billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-stupid...

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 20d

The Stupidest Speech in UN History

Everyone's saying so!

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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 18d

EXCLUSIVE: £500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years! 1/4
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£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years

Plant in Beckton has run only five times and has been beset by multiple problems since it was built

England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels

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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 18d

River abstraction has soared 76% over two decades, threatening rivers, ecosystems and future supply. Water companies fall back on extracting more from already stressed rivers 4/4
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Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 18d

Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed

Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation