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Bernadette Coates

@berncoates.bsky.social
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Works for the NHS, lives in Exeter, from Bury, likes (in no particular order) running, beer, football, family, friends, cats, penguins

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 28/09/2026
for reference:
On March 25th, 2021, Twitter user @nialltg[1] posted, "dog shelters: don’t buy puppies, consider adoption instead. also dog shelters: this is pissfingers. she’s 19 years old and can’t live in a home with children, books or electricity. pissfingers is nervous around hair and needs 400 acres of land and an orchard of extinct fruits." The tweet gained over 2,600 retweets and 23,000 likes in over one year (shown below).
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Susan Shaped @susanshaped.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Mill are brilliant, and this is a fab offer for any young thing in the Manchester-ish area, especially if they're into journalism, politics or just general Manchester *stuff*.
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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 29/09/2026
It's finally here! Pre-order Pellicle — Issue 1: Joy now. www.pelliclemag.com/shop/pellicl...
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Pellicle — Issue 1: Joy — Pellicle
Pellicle is proud to present our very first print magazine. The inaugural, full-length issue features interviews, essays, long reads, short humour pieces, and much more, all centred on the topic of jo...
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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"What's that scar on Mrs Critchley? Appendix?" "No, that's where she's nodded off on her Dick Francis."
Julie Walters as a sauna attendant.  She's wearing a bikini over the top of a housecoat and a shower cap.
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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not true. They understand, they just don't care.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026
Mix-and-match card offer. Pick 5 for £12 or pick 10 for £20 (that's a tenner off buying individually). The whole range is included. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/greeting-cards
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Greeting Cards | Bold Illustrated Cards UK | Gail Myerscough
Bold illustrated greeting cards for all occasions. Blank inside. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK. £3 each. 5 cards for £12. Ten for £20.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026
A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk
A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.
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DerkHerkenbersh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Remembering that it’s Fat Bear Week has certainly perked me up after a blue day yesterday. BRING ON THE CHONKERS #FatBearWeek #art
Illustration of an extremely corpulent bear surrounded by a halo of autumnal leaves
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Joanna Wyld @joannawyld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In a world where we're told to deny ourselves to be beautiful, especially if you grew up in the 90s, there is something air-punchingly wonderful about seeing Nigella absolutely shovelling cake into her mouth, this is the beauty standard to which I aspire #GBBO
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
something has gone very, very wrong with the UK
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 19/09/2026
It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already… My 2026 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas
A pile of Christmas cards featuring baubles, Christmas lights, crackers and a vinyl record Christmas pudding.
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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am a writer of the words & sentences (some funny). I’ve done most things: written gags, speeches, scripts, TV ads - if you require such an individual, then I am that person. Website (here) www.mathew-owen.co.uk any RTs (or whatever they’re called on here) gratefully received. Cheers👍👍
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Mathew Owen | Speech Writer | Manchester
Bespoke wedding speeches from a professional comedy writer.
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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026
A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
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I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor
Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
SIGNED BOOKS! We have just a few SIGNED copies left of "Queens and Kings : An Unusually Personal History" by the spectacularly brilliant Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social If you'd like one, you can order it HERE biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
the front cover of Lucy's book. It's a reddy orange colour and have playing cards with Kings and Queens on them. Lucy's signature inside the book.
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don’t know about you, but I am always just on absolute tenterhooks to hear the latest sneering horseshit from malevolent billionaire dickheads who changed their domicile location to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, then routinely disparage it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round-up of good writing about beer and pubs, with notes on pubs with too many rules, Norwegian pilsner and car park hops, among other things. boakandbailey.com/2026/09/news...
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News, nuggets and longreads 19 September 2026: Some People
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got cheaper pints, Czech pubs and Belgian folk traditions.
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Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press. youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...
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Bullseye - The cruel mistress that is the Prize Board
YouTube video by ChristinaLMartin
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Me [in a nail bar]: pint of nails, please
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Looking for ideas for a present?
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DerkHerkenbersh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How your email finds me #art #cats #ExistentialCrisis
Doodle of an orange cat sprawled out face down on the floor in a puddle of tears. Text reads “how your email finds me”
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
These are bad people. Their defeat is essential.
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Diesel says, some humans didn’t think I was worth saving but at Mini Motley Sanctuary, they know I’m priceless 😉 Please can you help us reach our target because tho I’m priceless, my care is expensive! £8384 to go 💚 Can we get there? 👉 gofund.me/56dd538a6 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #horse
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A reminder that the "generosity" he refers to here follows Nigel Farage announcing Crypto tax policies that would net them both hundreds of millions of pounds in additional profits
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m going to lie and say that dog is a direct descendant of 1966 World Cup-finding dog Pickles. #NiceThings
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Black Pudding Throwing Championships trophy found at The Oaks pub
Daisy's interest in a pub seat led to the missing cup being discovered among toilet rolls.
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Gary Bainbridge @garybainbridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When "white sauce" in fish pie Contains cheese, it’s a lie. That’s a mornay.
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Will 🇺🇦 Absolute Shower 🇺🇦 @showerabsolute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Piddington" is what Aldi call their Peruvian Immigrant Bear Shaped Cake.
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To donors past, present and future — please watch our latest video to find out more about Mini Motley Sanctuary 💚 Please help us reach our fundraising goal, if you can: gofund.me/78ce295ee Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/sEWaTuA3CRw?... & PLEASE SHARE 💚 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Please could you help the survival of our not-for-profit animal sanctuary? We’re struggling under the weight of hay deliveries, vet fees & escalating care costs Could you help us raise £8653? Please SHARE! Thank you for your support: gofund.me/05e5b9f47 🐑🐎💚 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Okay but hear me out: A book club, and everyone brings a cat.
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please could you help the survival of our not-for-profit animal sanctuary? We’re struggling under the weight of hay deliveries, vet fees & escalating care costs Could you help us raise £8718? Please help us if you can: gofund.me/05e5b9f47 Please SHARE! 🐎🐑💚 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Telegraph is terrified kids are going to become lentil munchers. Dal is famously known to be a very expensive dish. How will schools cope with the burden? 🤡
Telegraph headline and opening sentences:

Compulsory lentils in Labour school meals shakeup
Unions warn that schools will need extra funding to meet requirements for healthy dinners

Schoolchildren will be made to eat lentils and chickpeas once a week and ice cream will be restricted under Labour plans.
Rules to be announced on Monday by the Department for Education (DfE) will force schools to put pulses on the menu at least once a week.
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please could you help the survival of our not-for-profit animal sanctuary? We’re struggling under the weight of hay deliveries, vet fees & escalating care costs Could you help us raise £8790? Please help us if you can: gofund.me/05e5b9f47 🐑💚 Please SHARE! 💚🐎 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Just me and a cat run this whole thing. I design everything, answer the emails, pack the orders. Pete mostly supervises. So when you buy something from my shop, you're keeping a small studio going. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
A grid of nine images featuring prints, T-shirts, a phone case, a mug and a photo of Gail and Pete the cat.
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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg!
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Please can you SHARE our fundraiser as far as it can go? We’re a not-for-profit animal sanctuary and we need help reaching our target of £10,000 for vet bills & big hay deliveries £8970 to go - can we reach our target this weekend? Thank you! 👉 gofund.me/b49d86bfd #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"We've been having tests." "Fertility?" "For something, I don't know if it was tility."
Victoria Wood and Andrew Livingstone talking to a fly on the wall documentarian.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've been saying for years they walk amongst us. What we see isn't nearly as scary as what we don't see. That's personally why I react very strongly when I see it!!
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Please can you help us reach our £10,000 goal this weekend, for big hay deliveries & vets bills at our animal sanctuary? Thank you so much for your support so far! Every donation makes a BIG difference: gofund.me/59c9fd41c Please SHARE to help us find support 💚 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We’ve reached £994 — thank you! Please can you help us reach our £10,000 goal for big hay deliveries & vets bills at our animal sanctuary? Every donation makes a BIG difference: gofund.me/59c9fd41c Please SHARE this video to help us find support 💚 Thank you so much #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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The Liverpool artists @liverpoolartists.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Please give us a follow and watch our weekly madness We are a lunacy of award winning artists painting the beautiful city of Liverpool Each week we select a new historic beast to paint and have the time of our lives New account so please help us find our followers #Blueskyartists #Liverpoolart
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
*takes a bite of Pringle* *nods at waiter* "Yes, I'll have the whole tube."
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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 09/09/2026
Absolutely brilliant stuff from Notts Forest's biggest fan Pete Blackburn. When are we all going to Nottingham? www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/9/...
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We've Got To Live — Nottingham's Thriving, Defiant Beer Scene — Pellicle
Just a few decades ago, Nottingham’s skyline was punctuated by iconic brewery buildings producing beers that were part of the city’s DNA. The famous Shipstone’s star, and the Robin Hood silhouette of ...
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We need your help reaching our goal this week🤞 We need to reach £10,000 for hay deliveries & vets bills We’re a not-for-profit safe haven for animals rescued from slaughter & trauma Every donation is a HUGE help, if you can & we’re so grateful Please SHARE! 💚 #animalsanctuary #rescueanimals
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Donate to Sanctuary Winter Survival, organized by Anna Louise Walter
Mini Motley Sanctuary is a safe haven for animals rescued from slaughter & traumatic begi… Anna Louise Walter needs your support for Sanctuary Winter Survival
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gauxholme Bridge, spanning the Rochdale Canal at Todmorden, forms part of the No. 2 Gauxholme Viaduct. Built around 1840 by Joseph Butler and Company of Stanningley, it was designed by engineer George Stephenson. Its imposing stone towers, crenellated parapets and elegant
The image shows the historic Gauxholme Railway Bridge crossing the Rochdale Canal in Todmorden, West Yorkshire Image: Tim Green CC BY 2,0
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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fantastic article about the Nottingham beer scene by Pete Blackburn in @pelliclemag.com today. I spent a couple of days there last month taking the photos which included getting out to some suburbs (inc the fantastic Abdication micropub) and loved every minute. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/9/...
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We've Got To Live — Nottingham's Thriving, Defiant Beer Scene — Pellicle
Just a few decades ago, Nottingham’s skyline was punctuated by iconic brewery buildings producing beers that were part of the city’s DNA. The famous Shipstone’s star, and the Robin Hood silhouette of ...
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 08/09/2026
Four new card designs just added to my shop. There’s 87 designs to choose from now! £3 each, 5 for £12, 10 for £20 www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/greeting-cards
Four greeting cards, three featuring plants in vases and a turntable birthday cake with stylus and a candle.
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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.
Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
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