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Mia Jankowicz

@miajankowicz.bsky.social
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Staff writer at @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social, serving Leeds and West Yorkshire — the latest addition to the @millmedia.bsky.social local news fold.

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James @northamptonian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Loved reading about this. I wish we had something similar here, but it was demolished like everything else. And fair play to @miajankowicz.bsky.social for enthusiastically promoting it.
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We were sent some very strange audio this week. Just what is going on here? Answers in tomorrow's edition...
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks, James. Such a shame that similar places haven’t survived!
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Featuring gorgeous pics by Ethan Delgado whose work you can follow over on Instagram: @epsachrome
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This was a community-led, faces-and-voices piece, but it quickly emerged that there's a potential deeper dive here into the factors — some avoidable, some inevitable — that are pressuring these small businesses. In my chats, rental costs, the fuel crisis, and public belt-tightening all came up.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ok, this was a really enjoyable couple of days. I was awed by the beauty of Kirkgate Market when I first came to Leeds, but troubled by how many unoccupied pitches there are. So I took a temperature check from traders on how business actually is: It's tough going. theexchange.news/what-it-take...
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What it takes to survive in Kirkgate Market
Ever wondered if you could make a go of it as a trader in Europe’s largest indoor market? We talked to the people who know best.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's GP practices too. I urge you to read about the untimely death of 30-year-old Jade Revell:
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The Christmas Day disaster
Was SystmOne responsible for Jade Revell’s death?
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ben shows how coroners have raised concerns about SystmOne in the case of several deaths in prison. A prison GP, Lindsay Crockett, described SystmOne as “an absolute nightmare and we are banging our heads against a brick wall." "We are concerned about safety," he said. It's not only about prisons.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
.@bengartside.bsky.social's investigation for The Exchange needs national attention. Leeds-based tech company TPP provides SystmOne, a patient care record system, to UK prisons & to a LOT of GPs. Why does it keep cropping up in coroners' reports? theexchange.news/tpp-systmone...
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TPP is Leeds’ biggest tech company. But coroners are concerned about its flagship product
A prison GP has described SystmOne as an ‘absolute nightmare’ and coroners' reports reveal recurring issues
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Woah I might take you up on that!
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nb, these are going like hot cakes — definitely worth moving fast.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely bonkers good deal from The Exchange's parent company @millmedia.bsky.social — they're offering hundreds of free subscriptions to people aged between 16-25 across most of our titles (though, not The Exchange just yet).
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The algorithm hates me
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“We’re just normal men. We’re just innocent men”
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thanks so much!
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 05/09/2026
Cracking piece, this (and free to read)
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My full article and interview with artist Richard Wheater here (and yes, I've never been more proud of a pun): theexchange.news/kings-of-neon/
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Kings of Neon
Richard Wheater wants to save neon from extinction. Can he prevail against Big LED?
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now, neon is on the Red List of endangered crafts. I headed to Neon Workshops in Wakefield, one of the last places preserving this craft, to see how this inimitable glow is made and repaired.
A side view of a set of neon colour samples tubes, in many colours and brightnesses.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This stuff is a familiar sight on the high street — the trashy, nostalgic aesthetic of neon is as popular as ever. These LED signs are generally drop-shipped from China, can't be easily recycled, and are edging real, old-school neon signage into extinction.
A large collection of LED neon signs glowing brightly in a vape shop.
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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you're not already definitely give @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social a follow and subscribe for West Yorkshire news. Also @braddeasjourno.bsky.social and @miajankowicz.bsky.social who are the core of the team. Been a really refreshing change to get some regular local news!
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks so much Patrick - glad you're enjoying :)
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you’re not following @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social already, get on the list. @miajankowicz.bsky.social, @djstimms.bsky.social and @braddeasjourno.bsky.social are doing such good work. theexchange.news/leaked-docum...
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Leaked documents cast doubt on explanation for Mothin Ali’s councillor cash
'Mothin feels the national party isn’t adequately supporting the leadership team including him, so he’d appreciate this to help make ends meet'
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Well well well: Leaked emails show Mothin Ali got his extra local allowance “to help make ends meet” - no mention of his local role. And the Green Party is threatening to sue us for reporting this story. Well done @braddeasjourno.bsky.social theexchange.news/leaked-docum...
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Leaked documents cast doubt on explanation for Mothin Ali’s councillor cash
'Mothin feels the national party isn’t adequately supporting the leadership team including him, so he’d appreciate this to help make ends meet'
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New from me! How a viral Tiktok moment led me to the former goalkeeper for the Albanian under-21s team, a huge amount of cash being moved about, and some really quite nice pizza. How Leeds’ best pizzeria was ransacked by its former owners:
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Of course, that would be Bród. But I'm sure he'd approve.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thanks! It needs a little love (couple of scratches, some weathered corners) but I'm so into it :)
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The preeminent voice in media ethics has spoken, I'm keeping it
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Serious ethical quandary for journos: just scored an original 1950s G-plan ‘Astro’ table at the car boot for a tenner. Have been tasked with furnishing @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social’s risibly empty offices. Also have a perfect spot for it in my flat. Help
A teak G Plan ‘Astro’ coffee table, a 1950s design classic, sitting on the pavement while the writer waits to hoik it home on the bus. The table has a square top and characteristic u-shaped curved legs.
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Covid, recessions, predictions of doom: the Acapulco in Halifax has seen them all off. And somehow, the UK's oldest nightclub is still serving 75p drinks. How has it taken on, and beaten, all comers? theexchange.news/75p-drinks-a...
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Who is the real Andy Burnham - the Manchester Model one or the dismantling neoliberalism one? Find out at our SPECIAL EVENT featuring leading Burnhamologists like Patrick Maguire, Beth Rigby, @helenpidd.bsky.social, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social and me. www.tickettailor.com/events/millm...
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Buy tickets – Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London
Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Hosted by The Londoner and The Mill For the best part of 20 years, An...
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I headed out to Walshaw Moor — to all intents and purposes, the original Wuthering Heights — and talked to campaigners about a massive wind farm being proposed there. theexchange.news/wuthering-bl...
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Wuthering blight?
In the heart of Brontë country, a mega windfarm plan is causing outrage
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Come for (I assume) the quality investigations; stay for the deeply silly articles about being a loner at a cheese night
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Well this has made my day ☺️
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
👌
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Immensely satisfied to have drafted Colin Grist, @fewandfar.co.uk's creative director, into this deep typographical dive on an issue that has plagued the people of Leeds (Leeps?) for weeks on end.
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Absolutely gripping reporting from @braddeasjourno.bsky.social about Leeds's tallest residential tower — if it ever gets built.
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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A ghost sign for a ghost newspaper, spotted in Headingley in 2026. The Yorkshire Evening News was closed down in 1963. #LeedsHistory
The redbrick wall of a building in Headingley, Leeds, featuring a fading painted advertisement for the long defunct Yorkshire Evening News newspaper.
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
‘15:05 — Jamie messages me to say Magic Rock is finished’ That was the message a brewer at Magic Rock sent to his partner when administrators were called in, in 2025, before it was taken over. 1/3
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is part of an ongoing and shameful wider trend across various sporting bodies, and it’s never ‘just sport’. I wrote about this for @theipaper.com back in April: inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
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Russian athletes are being allowed back into sports — a crucial boost for Putin
'I cannot compete with someone who wants to kill us,' one Ukrainian Paralympian said
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The degree to which my colleagues at @manchestermill.bsky.social are relishing the present moment is off the charts
Headline from the Manchester Mill reads: "Manchester officially better than London," with a standfirst that says "Our No.10 has a Slug & Lettuce and yours doesnt"
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Your @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social briefing today: 🏗️ Sky Gardens construction partner on brink of 'collapse' 🚋 Angela Rayner raises West Yorkshire tram hopes, nonspecifically 🐑 PETA want sheep plaque in Legrams Mill 📉 Council tax cuts not possible: Bradford Reform theexchange.news/sky-gardens-...
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Sky Gardens: Luxury apartment tower in jeopardy as construction firm on brink of ‘collapse’
Dear Exchangers — we welcome you to today’s newsletter on the back of a busy old week. Mia was solely steering the ship last week, while Brad was on a well-deserved holiday. But now we’re back to ful...
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If you stood on Briggate at 8am on a weekday in 1957, and stood there again in 2026, in which year could you reach more of the city in half an hour? Samuel Bancroft has crunched the numbers. Since the 1950s, Leeds has got bigger - but the city has effectively shrunk.
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
After an eight-week standoff, Kirklees Council finally has a leader — Reform's Sarah Wood, who got over the line with the help of a handful of Tory votes. We got behind the scenes of the decision that broke the stalemate: theexchange.news/kirklees-tor...
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Kirklees Tories handed Reform power. They’re already regretting it
'I’ll be doing my damnedest to remove them next year'
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My friend’s in Spain watching the match on an outdoor screen with locals, who revolted during the half time show and two kiddos got up and did a dance show for whole crowd instead. Cutest thing I’ve ever seen
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Unless Burnham follows through on new North Sea oil and gas. This post well worth a read: www.linkedin.com/posts/michel...
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Absolutely riveting stuff from my colleagues @braddeasjourno.bsky.social and Moya Lothian-Mclean for @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social: What really drives Get Baked’s Rich Myers? And who is really baiting him? theexchange.news/getfaked-how...
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GetFaked: how a star baker confected his enemies
Rich Myers went viral for airing his haters online. Turns out they weren’t real
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And it’s despite the best efforts of Countess Binface, who joined a pro-LGBTQ+ protest outside the town hall
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wood always had the largest party grouping (27 at last count) in the council. But it’s taken the council to the brink of government stepping in for her last backers to come on board
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Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
She has now declared that her cabinet will be Reform-only, giving them whopping control over the council.
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