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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1h

Uk developers really need to up their game

Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 15h

I spent hours stood watching wind turbines turning in the sky, lit up by the aurora! It was an absolutely magical night.

A photo of the aurora with wind turbines on the horizon. The aurora is green and red, with stars in the sky behind it

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you for standing up for trans and NB people. 🧡

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 15h

Currently can faintly see the aurora out the kitchen window!

A screenshot of the aurora app. The current disturbance level is 648.8nT

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 15h

It’s grim seeing screenshots like this. Racist rhetoric from anyone is unacceptable, let alone an elected councillor. Kenton, you need to turn up and vote him out in May. Only 31% of people who voted actually wanted him as their councillor. Thats just 13% of the total electorate.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 17h

I hope you’re in the Mill having a pint?

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h

🤣 I wouldn’t go that far…

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No worries! Anything else, feel free to drop me a line.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

But temp fixes I mean, attempts to remediate at ground level without the need to have workers working at height.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Very valid concerns and I’m sure many possibly are grappling with the same question. It’s definitely worth understanding more about the internal workings of any party before joining. I hope it doesn’t put you off from joining another political party at some point in the future.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’ve got an update for you! Due to access requirements, a mobile elevating work platform is booked in for next week. Work will be carried out on night shift. Temporary fixes had been attempted but ultimately failed, hence the MEWP being needed to remedy properly.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh America. How far you have sunk. This is abhorrent. It exemplifies the tech bro mentality, that everything is a game. This is a human being. This is a person. Whilst they committed heinious crimes. They do not deserve this. Not only is the death penalty wrong. But this is another level of grim

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That’s incredible! And here’s to the naysayers who say ‘our property is too old to have heat pump’.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Definitely! Greenhome heating has done us good with the install - especially after the nightmare of our first one 🤣

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Now we have solar and batteries, is that currently the house is costing us less than 4p/kWh to run. If we had both the battery+current tariff since install, our entire heating and hot water demand since Dec 24 would have cost us a total of £191 🤯 but is probably even less due to export and PV.

Total electricity since 10 Dec 2024
Electricity in - 4791 kWh
Heat output - 20763 kWh
(Combined heat and hot water) Seasonal Coefficient of Performance - 4.33

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our heat pump is perfectly sized for the heat loss of our property. Meaning it just purrs away in the background silently keeping our house a steady temperature all year round.

A scatter graph. X axis is inside minus outside temperature in kelvin.

Y axis is mean heat output in kW

There is a positive correlation of blue dots.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Absolutely loving the new @openenergymon.bsky.social UI. Well done @trystanlea.bsky.social and @glynhudson.bsky.social. Still can’t get over the fact our air source heat pump has run at 471% efficiency for heating over the last year! A huge testament to having a good installer.

A screenshot of an open energy monitor dashboard for an air source heat pump.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tonight Reform voted to abstain from a motion rejecting the great replacement theory, rejecting attacks on the RNLI and other charities (despite some wearing RNLI lapel pins 🙄), to stand up for our status as a City of Sanctuary and to condemn anti-immigrant and anti-refugee rhetoric.

A photograph of the voting across the chamber in Newcastle City Council. 41 of the chamber voted for, 20 voted to abstain.

The other votes out of the 78 which weren’t cast were either people being absent or an error with the voting system.

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Newcastle Cycling Campaign @newcycling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

SPACE for Fenham and Arthur's Hill are running a Glow ride again this year. They'll be meeting up outside the Civic Centre (by the God of the Tyne) on Thursday 22nd October for a ride through the Toon. It's free and all are welcome- as long as you've got a bike. www.facebook.com/events/17453...

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

😢 I would have loved to join but sadly have pre-booked tickets to the Glasshouse that night with the OH 😢

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Well I’ve marked my Dott on the map! 10 minute cycle from home to the city centre. Took a lovely sunny cycle through Wingrove and Arthur’s Hill, down to St James’ and then along Gallowgate. 50p cheaper than the bus at standard price, and this journey was actually only £1 with a week long pass.

A person wearing a shirt, holding a helmet in their hand.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But watch this space - some super cool innovations being explored which could bring home charging to the masses

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The last update I had on the 11th of September was that no timelines could be given for when these would be reinstated. But this was a matter of priority that was being worked on by both parties, who were looking to resolve as quickly as possible.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I believe only when the legal battles that continue to roll on between parties are finally resolved. Until that point, unfortunately these provisions will continue to be in place.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And feeling very smug with yourself 🥁

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead began on this day 1854, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured. At least 800 homes and businesses were lost. Caused by explosion at worsted yarn factory owned by Wilson and Sons in Hillgate, Gateshead. (Pic: Illustrated London News.)

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Finally on a bus….but now stuck in traffic. 🤦‍♂️ A vicious cycle. Maybe I should have just walked. I’d almost certainly have arrived by now

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I dread to think what the impact is on things like productivity. I could have been in work by now. But no. I’m still stood at the bus stop where I’ve been since 8am. With no bus in sight. Made even more frustrating that were the first stop on the route after the bus station!

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Three buses have just disappeared from the stagecoach app and not arrived. I’ve been stood for the past 25 minutes in the rain waiting 😒😒😒 It’s clear why bus patronage is dropping. Why people choose the car over public transport. In London there would have been at least 5 buses in this time.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Do you think there’s a lag. With fuel prices really starting to take off, do you anticipate these orders may have been lodged a few months back and we will see EVs increasing over the coming months as the impact starts to hit decision making

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I was just out delivering focus leaflets seems the day for it!

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The look of someone who scavenged in the garden yesterday, hit the jackpot with cat poo but is now feeling sorry for herself and regretting her poor life choices. 😅

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Two phenomenal and incredibly simple dishes by Nigel Slater Ive had this week. Potatoes with tahini and thyme (vegan) www.eatyourbooks.com/library/reci... And baked onions with taleggio sauce (vegetarian) www.theguardian.com/food/2019/ja... Both I would highly recommend.

A photo of two whole baked onions in a bowl, with a yellow cheese sauce underneath

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🤣 they’re also far easier to get into spaces because you just have to lift your foot gently off the brake to start moving. Then put it back down to stop. So you have waaaay more fine control whilst manoeuvring

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🤣🤣🤣 oh I can imagine! You’ll be nipping in all those tiny parking spaces that you couldn’t previously get into!

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good at de-escalating situations….but also capable of looking after themselves.

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What about Silver Lonnen. The fabulous twin sister

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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

MG4 is what we have - it’s bliss to drive, though has a few niggles. But what car doesn’t

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