Reposted by Rob WilliamsThe Northern Agenda @thenorthernagenda.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Great scoop by @bobjwilliams.bsky.social of the Manchester Evening News 001
Reposted by Rob WilliamsRob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social · 17/06/2026🚨 Keir Starmer extended an olive branch to Andy Burnham today, saying he'd offer him a Cabinet job if he wins the Makerfield by-election But as @manchestereveningnews.co.uk reveals, Burnham's camp say he won't accept any job in Starmer's government ⬇️ manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndy Burnham will not take a job in Keir Starmer’s governmentExclusive: Andy Burnham will not join Keir Starmer’s government if he wins the Makerfield by-election and returns to Westminster, a senior Labour source has said. Rob Williams reports 011
Reposted by Rob WilliamsLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 12/09/2025After the M.E.N posted the tragic story about 3 people (2 of them kids), dying in the channel this week - their facebook post was met with three thousand laughing emojis Comments included "fish gotta eat" & "best news I've heard all week" Horrendous www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf you're laughing about children dying you've lost your humanityWhen dead children prompt laughing emojis, the problem isn't just politics - it's something far deeper, writes Rob Williams. 1915653
Rob Williams @bobjwilliams.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Wrote about our readers’ responses to the deaths in the English Channel.manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf you're laughing about children dying you've lost your humanity<span id="docs-internal-guid-6fa104c5-7fff-60f0-d466-11969f90ed51">When dead children prompt laughing emojis, the problem isn't just politics - it's something far deeper, writes Rob Williams... 001
Reposted by Rob WilliamsKit Roberts @kitrobertsjourno.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Excited to say I am now working as a freelance journalist based in Manchester and am interested in opportunities for shifting. Feel free to message me! #journalism 111
Rob Williams @bobjwilliams.bsky.social · 02/12/2024There are scenes in the #mirrorandthelight that so accurately capture the mood, setting and language of the books that I really felt like I’d seen them before. It’s a remarkable achievement. 030
Rob Williams @bobjwilliams.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Fantastic news> Salford Lads Club SAVED from closure as £250k target smashed following Manchester Evening News appeal. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...manchestereveningnews.co.ukSalford Lads Club saved as £250k fundraising target smashed after M.E.N. appeal'One thing we can all agree about is that this place is unique and irreplaceable' 010
Reposted by Rob WilliamsAmy Walker @amy-walker.bsky.social · 27/11/2024🧵: Today saw the end of a thirty year ordeal for the victims of Anthony Whitehead (left) and David Marsh (right). Both men were jailed at Minshull St Crown Court for their sinister and depraved sexual abuse against young boys in the 80s and 90s in Rochdale [1/10] @manchestereveningnews.co.uk 112
Reposted by Rob WilliamsAmy Walker @amy-walker.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Smiling and shirtless with a young boy on his lap, he said to the camera: “We are all enjoying ourselves”. He has now been jailed for 27 years @manchestereveningnews.co.ukmanchestereveningnews.co.ukSmiling and shirtless with a young boy on his lap, he was hiding in plain sight"We are all enjoying ourselves" 002
Reposted by Rob WilliamsSarah Lester @sarahllester.bsky.social · 25/11/2024There were troubling scenes in Manchester city centre on Saturday afternoon. Good piece from reporter John Scheerhout looking at what happened and why.manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhat really happened in town on Saturday afternoonWere police protecting Manchester city centre or was this a case of heavy-handed policing and the profiling of a whole community? John Scheerhout examines a complex row sparked by travellers attemptin... 115
Rob Williams @bobjwilliams.bsky.social · 22/11/2024A bit of a change in job for me. From January I’ll be features and perspectives editor @MENnewsdesk - looking after long reads, comment, investigations and lots of other stuff. Let me know what we should be writing about. 031
Rob Williams @bobjwilliams.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I think my first post on here should be a picture of beer. Cheers. 010
