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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
@oldbaileyonline.bsky.social My fam lived in Old Bailey [street] Giving talk with the @sogorg.bsky.social and @oneplacestudies.bsky.social on Friday "Living in Old Bailey, City life in the late 1700s" re bringing up chdrn ,running business [making playing cards]surviving riot,mayhem & Gordon riots.
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prestonlibrary.bsky.social @prestonlibrary.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
@sogorg.bsky.social talking on All About that Place free online event Fri 16 Oct, 2pm about family who were 'Living in Old Bailey', City of London, in the 1700s. sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...
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Welcome to All About That Place - Society of Genealogists
Join the new SoG Community to meet fellow #AATP viewers, join watch parties, enter competitions and so much more! REGISTER TODAY What is All About That Place? A unique free learning event brought to y...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@prestonlibrary.bsky.social Supreme Ct judge coming to Preston Community Library. All welcome
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@prestonlibrary.bsky.social Supreme Court judge speaking at Preston Community Library, all welcome
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prestonlibrary.bsky.social @prestonlibrary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thurs 8 October, 7pm- Save the date for poetry evening at Preston Community Library. All Welcome. Free, donations requested. Tickets on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-eve...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@prestonlibrary.bsky.social Supreme Court Judge coming to Preston Community Library @helenbamber.org @wembleymatters.bsky.social @margareteye.bsky.social @communitylibs.bsky.social @londonila.bsky.social all welcome, save the date
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Event at Preston Community Library. All Welcome!
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The big stores are too far apart for me to walk. Will just have to shop elsewhere. Awful
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
it will be awful. Big shops too far apart to walk, busses are essential. Just won't be able to cope with going there anymore @thelondonstandard.bsky.social @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social @timeout-london-rss.bsky.social
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
It will be awful. It's too long to get between the important shops, too far to walk. I will just go somewhere else more mananageable. @thelondoner.bsky.social @tflbot.bsky.social @bbclondon.bsky.social
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
@london.gov.uk It won't be worth going to Oxford Street anymore if there are no buses along it. Too much to walk at my age, can't manage the whole street
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St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity @smitfcharity.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
For nearly 100 years, the BBC Radio 4 #ChristmasAppeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity has helped people experiencing #homelessness across the UK. Your support is providing safety, stability & a place to call home. Learn more: loom.ly/Mg2a7hc
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The History of the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal | St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
Discover how the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity began more than 100 years ago - and how your support continues to help people across the UK find a safe place to call home.
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
@theguardian.com www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
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Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
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MyLondon @itsmylondon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed how much you will receive in your Winter Fuel Payment this year - and it all depends on your circumstances
mylondon.news
DWP Winter Fuel Payment: Who's set to receive hundreds in their accounts?
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
@itsmylondon.bsky.social Hi Grant Williams. New info for hydrotherapy pool story. Do you have email address?
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 28/08/2025
‘Between 7 October 2023 and 13 May this year, according to Reuters, Germany had granted export licences for military equipment worth €485 million. Will anyone be left in Gaza to benefit from the supposed turning of the tide?’ @adamshatz.bsky.social in Berlin: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Adam Shatz · Berlin Diary
Throughout my stay in Berlin, I kept hearing from Germans quietly critical of Israel that ‘cracks’ had begun to...
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BBC Gardeners' World Mag @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Best scented plants for September? These September standouts bring aroma, colour AND wildlife interest. Click through for all the details: bit.ly/3Py1jGh
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💙💛Deranged Pixie 🏳️‍⚧️ @edwardreese.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
As someone who can read russian, I can say that Minnesota shooter was fully brainwashed by russian propaganda. On their video I saw all colors of russian hate, written in russian. They've had an ФСБ patch on their jacket (ФСБ is russian state security service). #UkrainianView 1/2
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Her name was Diana. She was 23 years old and 7 months pregnant. Russia murdered her today in an attack on the maternity hospital in Kamyanske.
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
@prestonlibrary.bsky.social Sign the petition to save Northwick Park hospital hydrotherapy pool www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sign the petition to save Northwick Park hospital's hydrotherapy pool www.change.org/p/stop-the-c... @wembleymatters.bsky.social @bigissue.com
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Sign to stop closure of hydrotherapy pool at Northwick Park Hospital. It is needed by hip and knee replacement patients, those with rheumatoid arthritus, those with injuries & more. www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Hero of Ukraine, Konstantyn Oborin — head of the Odesa Aviation Club and Afghan War Veterans Association — was killed in action. His daughter: “Our superhero is gone… a warrior, father, husband, legend. He was our rock.” He was 63. Rest in peace. 💔🇺🇦
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 19/07/2025
Heavy rain sparks sewage discharges across London as pollution incidents up 60% trib.al/QiTeX9F
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Heavy rain sparks sewage discharges across London as pollution incidents up 60%
A map on the Thames Water website shows around 35 discharges are currently ongoing, with dozens more having occurred in the past 48 hours
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Northwick Pk Hospital is trying to close its hydrotherapy pool. League of Friends raised money to pay 4 it, 1000s benefit. Petition: www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Northwick Pk Hospital is trying to close its hydrotherapy pool. League of Friends raised money to pay 4 it, 1000s benefit. Petition: www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@friends-earth.bsky.social @mymarlow.co.uk @chilternsnl.bsky.social @wembleymatters.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Given the continued polluting and profiteering of the fossil fuel industry, and the rise of politicians who want to delay and dismantle transformative climate action, it’s no surprise breaching 1.5 degrees is becoming increasingly likely. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
On radio4 this am, Eskimos ferment feathers and eat them; apparently tons of feathers due to us eating chicken & no 1 knows what to do with them. Maybe make clothes with them instead of microfibres.
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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
So pleased to see Scotland vote in favour of the principle of #AssistedDying. Personal stories are making clear: the status quo cannot be defended any longer & Parliaments across the world are listening. Well done Liam McArthur for your leadership👏
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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Great to see #France take this important step towards giving terminally ill people choice & control in their dying days🇫🇷 Around the world countries are recognising that compassionate patient-led care for dying people must include #ChoiceAtTheEndOfLife www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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French parliament backs bill to legalise assisted dying
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday adopted a bill that will allow adults suffering from incurable illnesses to voluntarily end their life by taking a lethal substance prescribed by medical…
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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
A close family member of mine died this way. It's wrong that anyone should have to do this. @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill gives hope that one day it could be different. www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
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'I plan to end my own life after my daughter finishes her exams to protect kids'
A mum is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children, aged 14 and 15, from seeing her 'brutal' death from motor neurone disease after her diagnosis two years ago
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Do we have a list of who voted which way?
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Rolling Stone [Unofficial] @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy · 20/06/2025
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Rare Blues Brothers Live Recording ‘The Lost Album’ Accompanies New Graphic Novel
_The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake_ was written by Dan Aykroyd's daughter and the son of John Belushi's widow
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/06/2025
I grew up on American food. Trust me, it’s the last thing Europe needs | Alexander Hurst
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I grew up on American food. Trust me, it’s the last thing Europe needs | Alexander Hurst
The EU is under pressure to strike a trade deal with Trump, but an influx of mass-produced, low-quality food must be off the table, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
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Adam (legacy fan) @mufcadam.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This will mean a great deal to a lot of people. Emotional day.
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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The Folklore Library & Archive fundraiser is moving on, and a possible venue might be on the horizon. If you can help to move the target on, now is a great time. There are rewards available too. Read the full story on the link below. Thank you.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 20/06/2025
Dave, our supporter, was interviewed today on the BBC in the lead up to the #AssistedDyingBill vote. Here he talks about the terror which his wife felt on the way to Dignitas. Nobody should have to experience this. Today, MPs chose NOT to keep exporting compassion to Switzerland.
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lrg1954.bsky.social @lrg1954.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
They passed it, thank goodness.
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People of 1381 @peopleof1381.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Very excited about our #EstuaryAnthology workshop 'Routes to Protest' on 22 June at Gravesend Town Pier. There will be 1381 sound sculptures, a banner workshop and punk legend Gina Birch's choice of protest songs. Come and join the fun - its free!
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Routes to Protest: the River, Vessels and People of 1381
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 06/06/2025
Lots of scam ads using "martin lewis arrested" to try and draw people in to their criminal schemes again. If you see them please report them as scams to the platform (let's hope the platforms pull their bloody fingers out and sort it)
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 09/06/2025
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill continues its passage through Report Stage, with MPs due to debate it this Friday. Stories like Jasper’s have never been more crucial to hear and understand. www.standard.co.uk/comment/shir...
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Jasper Conran: My mother died in excruciating agony — now I believe in assisted death
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is currently being considered in Parliament. This bill proposes to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales who are mentally ...
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Police probing period apps for abortion evidence is an alarming invasion of privacy & a chilling reminder of how archaic abortion laws threaten personal freedom. Abortion is healthcare, not a crime. humanists.uk/2025/06/04/p...
humanists.uk
Police access to period apps highlights need to decriminalise abortion
New police guidance allowing investigators to examine women’s menstrual tracking apps demonstrates exactly why MPs must vote to remove abortion from criminal law. The National Police Chiefs’ Council h...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/06/2025
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing has always taken bravery. Secure Messaging is an important new tool that will make it easier for people to share confidential information and tips with journalists at the Guardian. theguardian.com/securemessaging_launch
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UNISON in Schools @unisoninschools.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Congratulations to the #ChampionsinOurColleges winners!
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Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Family history societies rely on volunteers to run. Please help out with a society if you can. #FamilyHistory
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