Tony Britton
@westonmale.bsky.social
Retired journo, health storyline whisperer to TV soaps, charity worker, proud dad and grandad. Soft spots for the @MEAssociation.org.uk and the @ManchesterMill.bsky.social
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I’m all for honest mistakes but this is a pretty tough look for the Visible team.
Not sure if this is something personally I want to support financially if this what their knowingly choosing to uplift / defend.
I messaged my feedback on this matter.
Not sure if this is something personally I want to support financially if this what their knowingly choosing to uplift / defend.
I messaged my feedback on this matter.
For information for all Visible users, the clinical trial ‚Balance Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Long Covid‘ is run by Trudie Chalder.
So, is the question now: is #LongCovid a state of mind??
So, is the question now: is #LongCovid a state of mind??
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’m all for honest mistakes but this is a pretty tough look for the Visible team.
Not sure if this is something personally I want to support financially if this what their knowingly choosing to uplift / defend.
I messaged my feedback on this matter.
Not sure if this is something personally I want to support financially if this what their knowingly choosing to uplift / defend.
I messaged my feedback on this matter.
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Trypophobia alert 🫣
This is an Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) from Central America & Western United States, filling his acorn larder
If Trypophobia is new to you, it is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps
This is an Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) from Central America & Western United States, filling his acorn larder
If Trypophobia is new to you, it is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trypophobia alert 🫣
This is an Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) from Central America & Western United States, filling his acorn larder
If Trypophobia is new to you, it is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps
This is an Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) from Central America & Western United States, filling his acorn larder
If Trypophobia is new to you, it is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps
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A threatening #Sky suggests rain is on the way, as storm clouds start to build over the peaks of the Grand Teton range in #Wyoming
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #HoodsUp
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #HoodsUp
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A threatening #Sky suggests rain is on the way, as storm clouds start to build over the peaks of the Grand Teton range in #Wyoming
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #HoodsUp
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #HoodsUp
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Found what I think is probably a Vapourer moth cocoon covered in its eggs on a birch tree last week in Devon. Can anyone confirm please? #teammoth
December 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Found what I think is probably a Vapourer moth cocoon covered in its eggs on a birch tree last week in Devon. Can anyone confirm please? #teammoth
National Grid upgrade: more possible pylon routes identified | Lincs Online | 6 December 20225:
premium.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...
#WestonMarsh #∫ourne #Oakham #Uppingham #Stamford #Rutland #EastLeicestershire
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#WestonMarsh #∫ourne #Oakham #Uppingham #Stamford #Rutland #EastLeicestershire
Five potential pylon routes unveiled in planning documents
Five potential routes for a corridor of pylons have been unveiled as energy bosses hone their plans to transport electricity across the country.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
National Grid upgrade: more possible pylon routes identified | Lincs Online | 6 December 20225:
premium.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...
#WestonMarsh #∫ourne #Oakham #Uppingham #Stamford #Rutland #EastLeicestershire
premium.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...
#WestonMarsh #∫ourne #Oakham #Uppingham #Stamford #Rutland #EastLeicestershire
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'Leading Way At Science And Innovation Awards'
Dr Marie-Claire Seeley from the Adelaide Medical School, has paved the way for a better understanding and management of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), earning her the PhD Research Excellence Award.
www.miragenews.com/leading-way-...
Dr Marie-Claire Seeley from the Adelaide Medical School, has paved the way for a better understanding and management of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), earning her the PhD Research Excellence Award.
www.miragenews.com/leading-way-...
Leading Way At Science And Innovation Awards
University of Adelaide Centre of Light for Life Director, Professor Kishan Dholakia was named the South Australian Scientist of the Year at the SA
www.miragenews.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
'Leading Way At Science And Innovation Awards'
Dr Marie-Claire Seeley from the Adelaide Medical School, has paved the way for a better understanding and management of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), earning her the PhD Research Excellence Award.
www.miragenews.com/leading-way-...
Dr Marie-Claire Seeley from the Adelaide Medical School, has paved the way for a better understanding and management of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), earning her the PhD Research Excellence Award.
www.miragenews.com/leading-way-...
Two courageous women, who wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Thanks for keeping them in your contacts book, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social, and for telling their story | The Mill | 6 December 2025:
manchestermill.co.uk/what-it-take...
#Manchester #Harpurhey #MancheterMill #TheMill #Cafe93
manchestermill.co.uk/what-it-take...
#Manchester #Harpurhey #MancheterMill #TheMill #Cafe93
What it takes to save a community lifeline
'I think they just thought we’d calm down and do a petition'
manchestermill.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Two courageous women, who wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Thanks for keeping them in your contacts book, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social, and for telling their story | The Mill | 6 December 2025:
manchestermill.co.uk/what-it-take...
#Manchester #Harpurhey #MancheterMill #TheMill #Cafe93
manchestermill.co.uk/what-it-take...
#Manchester #Harpurhey #MancheterMill #TheMill #Cafe93
Oh good Lord! Spare us please.
Reverend records festive song 60 years after writing it
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/vide...
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
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Sleaford reverend records festive single decades after writing it
Manville Wiles, from Sleaford, is hoping to make Christmas a "little bit brighter".
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Oh good Lord! Spare us please.
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Not long ago, plans for German rearmament would have set off international alarms. But as the United States upends the global order it created, Germany may have no other choice, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/t1XLAiLM
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not long ago, plans for German rearmament would have set off international alarms. But as the United States upends the global order it created, Germany may have no other choice, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/t1XLAiLM
Welcome news that the OfS have opened an inquiry into the University of Greater Manchester, and a huge testament to the power of local journalism done well
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Regulators open inquiry into University of Greater Manchester amid fraud claims
University is already being investigated by police over ‘allegations of financial irregularities’ and has suspended three of its senior staff
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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BC's forests are among the most diverse and carbon-rich in the world, but we’re still watching irreplaceable old-growth get cut down.
Sign the petition to demand action from the BC government
👉 lnkd.in/gBu-Ef8t
Sharing my work and reflections in a personal capacity — views are my own.
Sign the petition to demand action from the BC government
👉 lnkd.in/gBu-Ef8t
Sharing my work and reflections in a personal capacity — views are my own.
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BC's forests are among the most diverse and carbon-rich in the world, but we’re still watching irreplaceable old-growth get cut down.
Sign the petition to demand action from the BC government
👉 lnkd.in/gBu-Ef8t
Sharing my work and reflections in a personal capacity — views are my own.
Sign the petition to demand action from the BC government
👉 lnkd.in/gBu-Ef8t
Sharing my work and reflections in a personal capacity — views are my own.
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@wildlifebcn.org
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
👇This could be you if you could donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
@wildlifebcn.org
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
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You only have 3 days left to donate to the BigGive Christmas challenge!
Don’t miss out on donating to fund vital research into Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).
https://meassociation.org.uk/BigGive2025
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #BigGive2025 #ChristmasChallenge #Donate
Don’t miss out on donating to fund vital research into Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).
https://meassociation.org.uk/BigGive2025
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #BigGive2025 #ChristmasChallenge #Donate
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
You only have 3 days left to donate to the BigGive Christmas challenge!
Don’t miss out on donating to fund vital research into Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).
https://meassociation.org.uk/BigGive2025
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #BigGive2025 #ChristmasChallenge #Donate
Don’t miss out on donating to fund vital research into Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).
https://meassociation.org.uk/BigGive2025
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #BigGive2025 #ChristmasChallenge #Donate
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Plans for anaerobic digestion plant approved
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
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Plans for Wragby anaerobic digestion plant approved
The facility will be capable of producing enough biomethane to power 35,000 homes, the company says.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Plans for anaerobic digestion plant approved
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
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@kiwigeolog.bsky.social
There, this last October - during my third visit to #Tasmania in four years.
There, this last October - during my third visit to #Tasmania in four years.
An excellent 12 km hike across Devonian syeno-granite - granodiorite intrusives, with a stop at Winglass Bay, Tasmania. 1 wallaby, 1 bird-eating snake (up a tree), lots of quartz-feldspar sand, and stiff 75 year-old knees ⚒️🧪
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@kiwigeolog.bsky.social
There, this last October - during my third visit to #Tasmania in four years.
There, this last October - during my third visit to #Tasmania in four years.
@wildlifebcn.org
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
👇This could be you if you could donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
@wildlifebcn.org
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
My pleasure. And if the weather permits, I plan to be taking a stroll down your way this weekend or next - when I'm booked in for a Christmas lunch at The Admiral Wells, at Holme. I could do with a brisk stretch!
#GreatFen #WildlifeTrustBCN #Holme #HomeFenNR
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👇This could be you if you could donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
👇This could be you if you could donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge!
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🥹Thank you SO much to all of you who have donated & shared.
🎁£5 = £10
🎁£10 = £20
🤞Only until midday on Tues 9th Dec will your donation be DOUBLED!
You can donate here donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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"Britain does feel very different to when I served as a junior minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown," says David Lammy
"It was a period of growth, a period of investment in public services – it was a much more optimistic period"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/davi...
"It was a period of growth, a period of investment in public services – it was a much more optimistic period"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/davi...
David Lammy: ‘Perhaps Robert Jenrick sees his job as sharing disinformation’ | The News Agents
David Lammy explains his reasons for scrapping jury trials for court cases in England and Wales for lower level crimes, accusing Tory MP Robert Jenrick of spreading “disinformation” about the changes…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Britain does feel very different to when I served as a junior minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown," says David Lammy
"It was a period of growth, a period of investment in public services – it was a much more optimistic period"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/davi...
"It was a period of growth, a period of investment in public services – it was a much more optimistic period"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/davi...
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Anyone out for their festive pints already this weekend?
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Anyone out for their festive pints already this weekend?
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant science.nasa.gov/missions/xri...
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant science.nasa.gov/missions/xri...
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
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One of the three Folkton Drums that were excavated during the late C19th at Folkton, near Filey in East Yorkshire. The drums were associated with a child’s burial, and date to around 3000 BC. Part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #FolktonDrums
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
One of the three Folkton Drums that were excavated during the late C19th at Folkton, near Filey in East Yorkshire. The drums were associated with a child’s burial, and date to around 3000 BC. Part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #FolktonDrums
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On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre.
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre.
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board.
Make the right choice this weekend...
maryrose.org/visit
#ShipPicSaturday
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north shore escape ...
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
north shore escape ...
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
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I was speechless and all goosebumps photographing this ... a very special day
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I was speechless and all goosebumps photographing this ... a very special day
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver