Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#meningitis #Kent The marvels of modern scientific medicine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukScientists discover why Kent meningitis outbreak was so severeThe bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts. 010
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Congratulations, and happy 70th birthday David Vigar www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2649607...wiltshiretimes.co.ukFormer councillor to release debut album on his 70th birthdayA debut album by a former journalist and councillor is set to be released 030
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026How could those in the UK Authority allow this to happen - across 14 sites in Wales? Why aren’t the collective media and our representatives in Parliament howling about this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMichael Sheen toxic waste documentary 'the tip of the iceberg'One scientist says there are thousands of sites across the UK that need investigating. 024
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I wonder how those left on Air Force One reflect upon their leaders willingness to let them be the sacrificial lands if the attack had happened? 120
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOBill Thornbro @billthornbro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thank goodness an AP photographer was there to record this bizarre story. News photographers are legitimate heroes. It’s been my honor to have worked with some great ones. 21611
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOCurious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026BBC still allowing Chris Philip (and, by extension, all right wing MPs) to refer to housed asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It's not complicated - by all means reach out to the opposition for a response, but don't print it if it's nonsensebbc.co.ukPoorest areas should not house all asylum seekers, says Andy BurnhamThe prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers. 13711
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A very sad article. RIP Henry, with heartfelt condolences to his family & friends. But I’m left wondering: were the insurers aware of these modifications? Was the car safe to use and fully insured? @wiltshirepolice www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2645823...wiltshiretimes.co.ukDad-of-six died months before his wedding after losing control of 'souped up' carA loving Wiltshire father and fiancée died months before his wedding after losing control of his “souped up” car. 110
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Petition to save funding for Joderell Bank c.org/xGqCVkbxVNc.orgSign the PetitionSAVE JODRELL BANK – Protect a national treasure of science, heritage and inspiration 023
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Imagine opening your phone to find a horrific video showing you about to be brutally raped… and it was going viral. That’s exactly what happened to UK Member of Parliament Jess Asato and to millions like her around the world…. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgShe's taking on Elon MuskJess Asato opened her phone to horrifying AI-generated videos depicting her about to be raped. When she reported them, she was ignored. Now she is taking Elon Musk’s company to court. She is up agains... 052
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026More totally unacceptable escalation from Putin’s regime. It’s almost as if Putin is determined to provoke World War III. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRussian warship carried out firing exercise off Plymouth coastThe Neustrashimy's live-fire exercise took place in international waters and lasted for 30 minutes. 044
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Andy Burnham. I’m sure you have a plan and are already inundated with advice, but here’s one more thought: settle into the role of PM before reshuffling your Cabinet. The country needs stability right now. 010
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing deathI urge Parliament to take decisive action by implementing a lifetime driving ban on those guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and killing innocent people while under influence. O... 000
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFree NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers - what you need to knowIt follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year. 001
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?" 1402198145591
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Sainsbury’s superstore Bath Road Chippenham awaiting planning permission for solar panels on its massive flat roof. Why on earth would this be held up with a need for planning permission? www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2626792...wiltshiretimes.co.ukPlans to make major change to town's Sainsbury's superstorePlans have been revealed for a big change to a Sainsbury’s superstore in Wiltshire. 3126
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Shameful behaviour. Surely it’s theft to consume food and drinks at a restaurant and then walk out without paying. I’ve also noticed in recent months that staff seem genuinely surprised when I leave a tip. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGroup accused of £400 dine and dash at Worcester restaurantThe group left without paying after complaining the lobster tasted "earthy", the restaurant says. 040
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026@BBCNews @BBCr4today Your sports hourly summary is perfectly adequate — please stop force-feeding us football multiple times every hour. A huge chunk of listeners don’t want it. We tune in for news, not wall-to-wall footie 162
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I’d recommend an out of season consultation with a homeopath. I’m usually dosed up with antihistamines this time of year but thanks to the brilliant Calne based Kathy Roberts haven’t taken 1 yet this year. 020
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026£20K plus raised for the Air Ambulance. Well done and thank you Avon Valley Runners. Now that’s worth celebrating. www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2594273...wiltshiretimes.co.ukRunning club raises more than £20k for Air AmbulanceWiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance has received more than £20,000 from Avon Valley Runners. 071
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/03/2026The controversy also coincides with discussions inside the White House about easing sanctions on Russian oil to stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East pushes prices higher, according to information obtained by the Kyiv Independent. 412414
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/03/2026⚡️ US officials ask 'What does Putin have on Trump?' over downplayed Russian intel to Iran.kyivindependent.comUS officials ask 'What does Putin have on Trump?' over downplayed Russian intel to IranU.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have downplayed reports that Russia has been providing intelligence to Iran used to target American forces, drawing frustration from U.S. officials w... 31385129
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Maybe it’s my ‘condition’, but why must many interviews and reports now feature the full cliché bingo card: “drill down”, “no-brainer”, “off ramp” and a chorus of “yeah, yeah, yeah”? Whatever happened to plain English? 030
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Happens almost every time a sodding multinational is allowed to swallow up our precious local brands & businesses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSharp's Brewery in Rock to close and 50 jobs lostMolson Coors is proposing the closure of Sharp's Brewery in Rock by the end of the year. 0106
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...you.38degrees.org.ukEnd the sewage pollution scandalWe're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo... 022
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Great article. It’s getting worse as well. HGVs and Pick-up trucks fitted with multiple arrays of LED lamps lit up like dazzling Christmas trees being the latest added hazard. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhy there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlightsRoad users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward. 030
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026💯 this 👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.comUltra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – studyUPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers 062
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 15/01/2026This is a crime against humanity. Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system. The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations. 8313161
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOHannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Hilarious. Depressing. 44514
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026This always looked like a rather odd Nobel Peace Prize decision Now feels like the whole prize is so devalued it’s probably worth stopping Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMachado presented Trump with her Nobel award at White House meetingThe Venezuelan opposition leader said she 86484122
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I don’t know how other people feel about this deplorable situation but I for one would happily pay an extra pound or so on a container of milk if I knew it was going directly to the farmers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDairy farm crisis: The money we earn from selling our milk doesn't cover our costsAdam and Lucy Johnstone have seen the money they receive for their milk tumble over the last three months. 110
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOJeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 07/01/2026DHS agents murdered someone in Minneapolis today for filming them. Everything DHS did in L.A. happened in Chicago. Everything that happened in Chicago is happening right now in Minneapolis. It's coming to your city next. 10029741396
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 18/12/2025What Badenoch so egregiously misses is that these 11 year old boys, whether “native” or migrant, turn into men who are capable of perpetrating violence against women and girls. This is a desperately poor show from her, not unexpected in that it happened, but worse than usual. 2816434
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Well, surprise, surprise - not❗️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comPPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidationPPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic 150
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Listen to your bodies and get changes checked out please folks. Thank you Dr Charles Cowen of Devizes. www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2565925...wiltshiretimes.co.ukDevizes doctor urges vigilance after cancer diagnosisA Devizes GP is urging people to look for signs of pancreatic cancer after his own diagnosis 063
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Excellent that the dangers of UPF are being called out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUltra-processed food is global health threat, experts warnIt is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says. 120
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Hey up folks - for those with keyless cars please invest in some Faraday pouches to protect your cars from theft when not in use. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKeyless car theft devices selling online for £20,000, BBC findsIt is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them. 000
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2560575...wiltshiretimes.co.ukFlu cases three times higher than this time last year - who should get the jabPeople with long-term health conditions are being urged to get their flu jab 011
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history. 30,000+ workers will lose their jobs. 105777363362
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Good to read a much needed review is commissioned however, it requires swifter action than just a review. I’ve noticed that in addition to the retrospect fitted LED lights on older cars the newer Mini cars in particular have these dazzling head lamps. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCar headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at nightConcern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design. 020
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025The clocks fall back an hour this weekend. Am I alone in wishing that this didn’t happen and we remained on the current setting❓ www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...bbc.co.ukWhen do the clocks go back in 2025?Most of us will get an extra hour in bed during the last weekend of October but the nights will be noticeably darker too, as Ben Rich explains. 3130
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 21/10/2025#IceClownShow 👇 #cdnpoli 15238138
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Estimated £400K (Chippenham) & £420K (Trowbridge)? These estimates seem low. Nat West’s splendid former much loved and used bank in Chippenham not so long ago had a massive project to refurbish the roof that alone must have cost £100’s of thousand pounds. www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2555795...wiltshiretimes.co.ukFormer high street bank building up for saleA former high street bank in Chippenham town centre has gone up for sale after closing for good earlier this month. 010
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOWomble1958 @wimblewomble1958.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Hilarious to hear Farage Fanboy Ferrari interviewing the lying failure Susan Hall on his ridiculous @lbc.co.uk propaganda vehicle 🤪🤪🤪🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤷🏻♂️😂🤦🏻♂️ 033
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I feel both protagonists are missing the fact that it’s the Council Staff who actually are due the bulk of the credit for any achievements. www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2554390...wiltshiretimes.co.ukTories in row with Lib Dems over who takes credit for achievementsConservatives at Wiltshire Council are tired of the new Liberal Democrat administration claiming credit for council victories - and are asking for… 020
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOJavier Garcia @javiergarcia.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Someone posted this earlier, file under compromised goons "Sunday Times poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. Makes NO mention collusion with Russia. This is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Reform is given the stage but NEVER held to account." 44510
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFORob C @crosrob.bsky.social · 28/09/2025bsky.app/profile/cros... 111420
Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFO @geoffbrewer.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Sadly would we expect otherwise? The Fagash Fuherer and his little bud of arrogant chummies seem to have some sort of hold over most of our fawning media. 020
Reposted by Geoff Brewer #FBPE #GTTO #FBNHS #NAFOSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2025So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account. 21939461454