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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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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 3h
Counterpoint: he deserved less.
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 4h
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 3h
Monica Coglan was cross-examined for 13 hours by Archer’s lawyers in the libel trial. She was frequently in tears as her entire life and character was attacked. She died in a car crash before Archer was found guilty of perjury in that trial. Before it was found she’d told the truth all along.
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 10h
Ballpoint pen and colored pencil. 

At the top of the piece we see the delicately drawn branches and leaves of an apple tree. Just beneath the tree limbs, a bat is flying with one of the green apples in its mouth. This is when the morphing begins, reader. A sequence of 13 drawings show the bat morphing into a teeny witch (with completion of the morph around drawing #9). The morphing creates a spiral leading us to the center of the page where the little witch is running towards her basket filled with apples. It’s likely she’ll re-morph into a bat again and the morphing pattern will continue.
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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I have water retention." "You perhaps heard Hereford's missing a reservoir?"
Wyn and Enid sat at a plastic patio table.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 29/09/2026
I’m Gail, a one woman (and a feline assistant) business, based in Manchester. I create prints, homewares, T-shirts & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture. Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk
A grid of twelve illustrations featuring music designs, architecture designs, books, retro abstract designs and swimmers. Bold and colourful.
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loaner of an only heart 🏳️‍⚧️ @notaname.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
on the down side, my girlfriend Lorraine dumped me when she found out I was into another girl named Claire Lee. on the up side, I can see Claire Lee now; Lorraine is gone
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Abandoned Morris Minor, Glencar, County Sligo, Ireland, 1981, photo by Martin Parr (Magnum).
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Ed Quoththeraven @edquoththeraven.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hawkstone beer is being advertised as "hard to make, easy to drink". So hard to make they've had to get Tennant's to make their lager for them. So easy to drink, because it's like Tennant's Lager
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We don’t do the Daily Mail, but as a public service, here is someone with far too much money being attacked by an owl.
Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland is attacked by rogue owl during chaotic photoshoot.
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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pre-orders will really help support the financial load producing our first print edition of @pelliclemag.com, so if you're able to order ahead of publication we'd really appreciate. I'm also taking wholesale orders, so drop me a line if you'd like to stock it! 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 · 03/10/2026
"Babs. You look pensive." "No I'm not. I was just thinking."
Miss Babs looking pensive.
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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 30/09/2026
An ode to Café Beermoth in Manchester, by @totalcurtis.bsky.social, who reckons (after some soul-searching and a lot of research) it is his favourite bar in the world. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/9/...
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We’re Going To Be Friends — Café Beermoth in Manchester, England — Pellicle
Today, Café Beermoth is known and loved as a venue that sources exciting beers from independent breweries. But before Beermoth became a café, it was a shop. In February 2013—when its original location...
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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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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @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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Bernadette Coates @berncoates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is spot on. I hate being discriminated against as a fan of an EFL club but am wary of this. Some folk will still speed drink pre-match and then go on to have more during the match. It'll take a while for habits to change and in the meantime, who knows what some behaviour will be like.
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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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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @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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Spooky 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? 🤡
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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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