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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Something that really grinds my gears. People who have a driveway, but are too lazy to park on it/have a car that’s too big for it. So instead park on the pavement. Firstly it’s two fingers up at all other pavement users. Secondly, youve paved over green space but cba to use it!
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@evroadtrip.bsky.social Hi Neil.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@kaukonenville.bsky.social Hi Ville. How’s life treating you? Just popped over to BlueSky to check on people I miss on X
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@seabrkei.bsky.social I’m really enjoying the new series of Patience on Channel 4. Some of the “York” locations are a bit puzzling though.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/01/2026
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Neil @evroadtrip.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Review of Leapmotor C10 on @electricroad.bsky.social ... I'm back @tony2443.bsky.social electricroad.co.uk/2025/12/leap...
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Leapmotor C10 2025 Owner Review - Electric Road
A good example of why Western legacy manufacturers should be worried. Put simply, it's a well-made, smooth and refined cruiser with lots of power on tap.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
@seabrkei.bsky.social Any experience of Nunnery Lane car park? Just need a few hours late morning local to Bar Convent later this week. Doing the Museum Gardens Light Show, parking sorted for evening.
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 22/10/2025
Want an excuse to get cosy and explore some hidden UK gems? 😍 Our National Trust passes are BACK! Family day passes are just £8 in the Octoplus Tab (2 adults + up to 3 kids). Where are you heading first? 👀
Octopus customer: "@OctopusEnergy had a lovely morning at Baddersley Clinton National Trust. Ty for my pass"
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
@kaukonenville.bsky.social Marcus says Hi from the Dark Side.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Another #Bonsai year draws to a close. Hornbeam clinging to its final two leaves before beginning its winter slumber . Others holding on a little longer 🍂 🍃
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Enjoyed the Halloween Skeleton Ball Trail at @nationaltrust.org.uk Biddulph Grange Garden. 🎃 Weather forecast thankfully wrong, a sunny autumnal afternoon instead 💀 ⛅️ Even caught a Spectre on camera, can you spot it? 👻
Into the woods..Can you spot it? 👻
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Autumn colours at @nationaltrust.org.uk Biddulph Grange Gardens.
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Keith Seabridge @seabrkei.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The White Rose Walk in Museum Gardens is looking good, @tony2443.bsky.social #York
A path leads through planted gardens. Autumn colours are prominent. A path leads through planted gardens. Autumn colours are prominent. A path leads through planted gardens. Autumn colours are prominent. A path leads through planted gardens. Autumn colours are prominent.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Watched a York Christmas ghost story last night. “Behind the Lights” Unseasonable, but enjoyable nonetheless. @seabrkei.bsky.social
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Just making one of my fleeting visits to Bluesky. Hi to @evroadtrip.bsky.social @seabrkei.bsky.social @kaukonenville.bsky.social Hope you’re all keeping well.
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Neil @evroadtrip.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Nicely fettled! Been to Dorset and back. Faultless, smooth, refined and powerful. This is a brilliant car! @evgeek.bsky.social @electricvehicle.life @electricroad.bsky.social @tony2443.bsky.social @runsonrails.bsky.social @bobbyllew.bsky.social #ElectricVehicles #Leapmotor
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Couldn’t resist this. A polished oak and brass flying shuttle from a defunct weaving machine repurposed with a Galileo thermometer inside. Amazing the things you find in a @nationaltrust.org.uk shop.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
My 35+ year old Bonsai pine developed a cone for the first time. It’s recovering after a much needed severe root prune this spring. Shocked it so maybe this explains it? When to remove it? Could I plant and grow it? Advice appreciated.
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Ville Kaukonen @kaukonenville.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
😊 Vasa ship is truly impressive
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
electricroad.co.uk/2025/08/leap... Of interest ?@evroadtrip.bsky.social
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Leapmotor C10 2025 electric car owner review (New Zealand) - Electric Road
ADAS systems - OTA updates are improving them, but I'm in the habit of turning off the lane-keeping assist and driver monitoring before each journey.
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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
On this day 56 years ago, Neil Armstrong & Ed 'Buzz' Aldrin landed on the Moon with the #Apollo11 Lunar Module "Eagle" 'The eagle has landed!'
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Sally Rose @sallyrose.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Favourite car you no longer have and would have back in a heart beat. #cars
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Leafy Portals at @national trust.org.uk Biddulph Grange Garden. #Staffordshire #Heritage #Victorians
Egypt and the entrance to a Pyramid and tombFancy a Long Walk to see Big Urn?
This is the portal for you.Portal to the Geological Gallery.
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Sid's Trees @sidpavey.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Wisteria #Bonsai flowers again
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
@seabrkei.bsky.social Accommodation hunting in York for the Museum Gardens light show.
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 10/07/2025
The govt just walked away from zonal pricing (a solid plan to cut everyone’s energy bills by 10-15%) with no alternative. The power of incumbency is huge, stifling growth, damaging our economy & making life harder for families. We were founded to challenge this & bring costs down. We won't stop.
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Co Charger @co-charger.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Driving an EV but struggling to find a charger near home? Your perfect charging spot might be your neighbour’s driveway. Join Co Charger and tap into thousands of home chargers across the UK. No queues. No stress. Just fair prices.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Selling a car. Tried WBAC, Motorway, CarWow etc. “Your valuation is £(insert value) , tell us about your car for a more accurate figure” Tell them about over £1k worth of extras. “Your valuation is… exactly the same. What’s that about?
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
#Wisteria having a decent second flush this summer. Usually just the odd bloom.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Kite flying this afternoon. Barely a breeze but the thermals in the 34°C heat did the job. 🥵 🪁
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Most post Bonsai photos in Spring or Winter, new growth or bare branches look good. Here’s mine in midsummer. Oak just going crazy, hopefully thicker trunk will result. Hornbeam always pleases. “Happy Accident” still my favourite. Others not so good.
Oak Bonsai. It’s grown well this summer, leaves dense but quite large after repotting. Hopefully this will result in trunk development. Hornbeam. Always pleasing, an easy Bonsai. Leaves well reduced, dense, branch structure good. My “Happy Accident” Bonsai.
Once had a dense crown but a storm damaged it badly, just one branch remained. So I gave it a windswept look. I like it.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Just back from our first road trip holiday. @evroadtrip.bsky.social electricroad.co.uk/2025/06/road...
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Polestar 2 - Road trip report: Newcastle-under-Lyme to the Orkney Islands - Electric Road
From Newcastle-under-Lyme to Orkney, then to Bamburgh via Dundee and Falkland and finally home via Ilkley. We planned a two-week trip with a mix of Premier
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
@oburbidge.bsky.social Just had the now fortnightly update from Kirk Hill Board. Doesn’t get any better. Accounting discrepancies from Ripple compounding the issue. Don’t know how Sarah Merrick was able to just walk away from this mess.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Just returned from a road trip. Up to Orkney, back through Scotland to Northumberland and home via West Yorkshire. 1750 miles in the Polestar 2. Efficiency 3.98 miles per kWh. Total cost for charging £152.00.
Polestar 2 parked at Bamburgh Castle.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Puffins on the Farne Islands.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@evroadtrip.bsky.social Another one for you. Barters Books Alnwick.
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Keith Seabridge @seabrkei.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
One for @tony2443.bsky.social. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2523078...
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New light show to bring vibrant colour to Museum Gardens
A new light show in York’s Museum Gardens is set to bring the area’s history to life.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Spent a while fossil hunting on the beach, the best was on the path back to my digs. #fossilfriday
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Orkney is just wonderful.
Evie BayBroch of Gurness, summer evening. Standing Stones of StennessView from Ring of Brodgar
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
@evroadtrip.bsky.social Just had a meal in a place that I suspect would be your idea of foodie heaven 🚊 🍽️
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Early summer tidy up. ✂️ Easy does it… #Bonsai #Hornbeam
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
My maternal Grandparents clock. I’ve heard it tick & chime all my life. Passed to my Uncle after their death then when he died at 96 no one wanted it so it came home with me. I cleaned it, it lost time. So a month ago I tinkered with the pendulum. Took a week but it hasn’t lost a second since. 🕰️ ❤️
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@oburbidge.bsky.social @octopus.energy have just increased my DD by 20% due to Ripple payments ceasing. So now a direct impact on my bills from their demise. Hoping we get our money eventually. It’s building up somewhere.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
@oburbidge.bsky.social Just read the administrators report on Ripples demise. In a nutshell; Build a turbine, lose money. Build another 8, lose even more. Build a Solar farm, lose yet more. Try and build a huge wind farm… go bankrupt. What a 💩 show we let ourselves be conned by. 😠
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 18/05/2025
If you've ever visited our Chapel you may have seen the fragments of stone in front of the Altar rail. You may have wondered what they are and why we have them. Well, they have an interesting story and one we'd like to share with you, so read on...
We are looking at a chapel with a five million window at one end and an altar with a red damask altar cloth below. There are some stone blocks on the floor in front. On either side of the altar are teal green box pews and then long pews and wooden chapel chairs.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Anyone else had a rebellious Bonsai? This Gingko was given to me over 25 years ago by an emigrating friend. It quite happily lived its Bonsai life until last year when it decided it wanted to be a real tree. I’ve given in and potted it until I find the right location for it.
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Wabi Sabi “Happy Accident” is my favourite Bonsai. Looking better all the time. Crown filling out nicely and leaves are well reduced. 😊
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Wisteria and Tulips @nationaltrust.org.uk Biddulph Grange Gardens Staffordshire @evroadtrip.bsky.social
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Tony2443 @tony2443.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Lilac flowering well this year and wisteria arch coming along nicely too.
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