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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 10/10/2026

Quick curry at Yeti, now home with the fire on, watching Slow Horses and All Creatures Great and Small. Welcome to autumn! May be drinking beer too.

A coal effect gas fire with candles above it on the mantelpiece.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 22/09/2026

The site of City Works on Marsh Road in Cowley is a prime example of somewhere that should have been developed for housing years ago. Even the local plan says so. The plot is more or less as big as Owen's Way. It's really well connected for public transport and active travel too.

map extract showing the side of Oxford Direct Services in comparison to the size of Owen's Way.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/09/2026

And blue sky (and pink) at Reading.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/09/2026

I haven't seen Oxford Station like this for a long time.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 16/09/2026

I am so grateful for the life chances, opportunities, and skills RLT schools deliver to our students in such life-changing, door-opening ways. Audit and Assurance are key accountability and quality control mechanisms that are incredibly important. Could you do this? drive.google.com/file/d/1U28i...

Audit and Risk Committee vacancies at River Learning Trust

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 28/08/2026

Taken from the front of our house on the top floor at about 5am today. Not as amazing or rare as the total solar eclipse we saw in Spain but beautiful nonetheless. Picture taken with Pixel 8 Pro.

Partial lunar eclipse, 28 Aug 2026, from Cowley Marsh area in Oxford.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/08/2026

Very pleased to see this faded away painting fixed on Cowley Road by Marsh Road following my @fixmystreet.bsky.social report on 9th July. It was very dangerous. Thanks to @nakedfingers.bsky.social for the photo.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/08/2026

Oh @bbcoxford.bsky.social I expect this sort of ignorant slop from @theoxfordmail.bsky.social but not from you. That's the Radcliffe Camera, not the Radcliffe Observatory, where the meteorological station is!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/08/2026

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 04/08/2026

Clickbait rubbish from @theoxfordmail.bsky.social. The article talks about the conditions required for a lifting of the ban. It DOES NOT give a date.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 24/07/2026

It's heartbreaking to see how much of this very beautiful part of France has been consumed by fire. Compare it to the size of greater Bordeaux. In other years we would have been on holiday there by now. Climate change is real, folks! Action is needed urgently. Europe is burning.

Southwest France showing the Gironde Wildfire in July 2026

Wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy in July 2026

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 23/07/2026

Really notable that the minister who signed off this huge gerrymander - by Labour and FOR Labour - cutting bits that don't vote red, has been sacked. Is YOUR town or village in this mess? I hope you'll be able to sign the petition to ask the government to look at this again. www.oxonld.uk/lgr

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/07/2026

Have a look at this oxfordclarion.uk/political-pe... And this from the previous landlady of the Butchers Arms in Headington.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/07/2026

Nigel Farage talking about broken Britain is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/07/2026

If that hadn't happened for 5-10 years I might very slightly believe some of the claims of the climate change deniers, but this is the third time in three weeks. We are in trouble.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 24/06/2026

An exciting place and time to be, if a little warm! @ox.ac.uk

The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford showing the amazing ceiling and people arriving for the Encaenia ceremony.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 25/05/2026

Driving down the M74, A74, M6, M42, M40; hanging around at airports for ages (and still having to get home from Birmingham or London afterwards); or these views from the comfortable air-conditioned Avanti West Coast train? No competition!

Lake District view from an Avanti West Coast train.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/05/2026

I made some hot and sour soup for lunch. Mostly this recipe www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/hot-... but I didn't have any Char Siu pork so I just used more tofu. I also made it all in the pressure cooker and brought it up to pressure for about a minute to make sure the flavours were well combined.

The finished hot and sour soup, served in a large bowl with a spoon.

Hot and sour soup in my pressure cooker after the pressure had been released before adding eggs, cornflour paste, and some sesame oil.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/05/2026

I thought my neighbourhood might like to know about @oxfordclarion.bsky.social

image of a community notice board showing various posters including one advertising the Oxford Clarion.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/04/2026

Urgh. This makes me want to leave Nectar completely. There is nothing whatsoever that's ethical about destroying local taxi businesses or bleeding restaurants dry and making roads extremely dangerous with speeding illegal electric motorbike conversions. Poor choice @sainsburys.bsky.social.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 24/03/2026

This makes me sick to my stomach. The hateful mis-gendering quote from the Directory of Advocacy at "Sex Matters" is absolutely disgusting. It's the sort of thing that causes death by suicide of vulnerable young people. If that's what an Advocacy Director is for then I'm the Queen of Sheba.

a disgusting article in the guardian showing the damage being done to trans people by the action of the supreme court

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 21/03/2026

Fantastic venue for a concert with choir and saxophone. Looking forward to being part of it later. www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail... it's not to late to come and hear us.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/03/2026

Because @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social it's about the only official hardcopy printed form of proof of address I have now. Utility bills and so on are all online PDFs.

An envelope for a council tax bill saying "Why receive this when you could go online?"

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 20/02/2026

Ridgefield Road by Leys Place in East Oxford. Terrifying on a bike and probably fatal on a scooter.

A huge pothole with ballast from the road spilling out of it.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 13/02/2026

As Valentine’s Day approaches, please be alert to the emotional and psychological manipulation used by criminals committing romance fraud. There's a great booklet about this available at s-url.co/glkrAA

If someone online seems “perfect” very quickly, pause and reflect.
Be wary of sudden crises or emotional appeals requiring fast action.
Healthy relationships never rely on secrecy.
Any financial request—direct or indirect—is a major red flag.
Stay connected with trusted friends or family who can offer perspective.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/02/2026

Looking a bit closer into this today I reckon there's a leak in the 12" water main just by the lap post (27) there's ground being washed up, I think.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/02/2026

Hello @annarailton.bsky.social I don't know if you're aware but there is a problem with a key City Cycle route past Cowley Marsh Park. The ditch is blocked so Barracks Lane is flooded making cycling messy and dangerous. Can you help? Lots of reports already e.g. www.fixmystreet.com/report/8733414

image of Barracks Lane in Cowley, Oxford, flooded because the drainage ditch next to it is blocked.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 29/01/2026

Rymer's Lane showing gas works, heading South this morning by Flo's. I thought @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social had a policy against Cyclists Dismount signs? Particularly pointless ones like this? There was plenty of room both for cyclists and pedestrians.

View of Rymer's Lane showing Cyclists Dismount sign

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/12/2025

Anyone up for Beer and Carols at the Marsh Harrier in Cowley on Saturday at 6pm? Would be fun to see you there.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 06/11/2025

I wonder why @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social bin emptiers have turned my driveway (just the bit to the right of the line down the middle) into an LTN and removed the actual street LTN bollard. Not helpful when visitors in a car are about to arrive.

green wheely bins blocking a driveway and a traffic filter bollard left on the side of the road by council bin emptiers.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 10/10/2025

One for your diary. A very good cause. oxfordshirehomelessmovement.org/article/ohm-...

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/09/2025

Why are these here on Little Clarendon Street @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social ? I thought you had a policy that proscribed these signs?

a "Cyclists dismount sign" on a piece of road easily wide enough for bicycles.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/08/2025

Fancy a job in Cyber in @ox.ac.uk? We are looking for an incident response lead and the deadline is only three days away. £48,235 - £57,255 with a discretionary range up to £62,407 per annum. Hybrid working possible with min 2-3 days per week onsite. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

a word cloud showing the many aspects of modern cyber.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 11/05/2025

How it was and how it should be. Tying the red emergency cord up like this can be life-threatening for a mobility impaired person who has fallen and cannot get up from the floor. Don't do it!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 04/05/2025

Two of us went from Oxford to Coventry and back with our bikes yesterday, with a ticket split at Banbury. Without bikes the ticketing and seat reservations would have been all digital. With them we got more than half a deck of playing cards (28 items)! @crosscountryuk.bsky.social

photo of ticket machine printing 28 bits of card for two people doing one return train journey

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 01/05/2025

And don't forget your photo ID. Must be from this list.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 26/04/2025

From a survey I've been sent. You can't actually select more than one, and several of the entries there are denominations, not religions! Absolutely no sign of a privacy statement either! "Do you identify with any of the following religions? (Select all/any that apply.)"

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 09/04/2025

So lovely to see all this fresh produce today in Gloucester Green Market. Especially lovely in the warm April sun.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 09/04/2025

Fantastic work by @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social sorting this out. I told the pigeons not to go for a curry!

Cleaned pavement near University Offices

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/04/2025

Sunny frosty morning in Cowley Marsh

A photo of Barracks Lane Meadow on a sunny and frosty morning.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 02/04/2025

I hope the person is OK. The Oxford Fail would never, ever, say "...knocked over by driver...". Blatant clickbait designed to get the cyclist-hating knuckle-draggers going in the comments. Pathetic.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 01/04/2025

Seems to be a lot of frog action in our pond this year!

A mass of frogspawn in a pond with two goldfish

Two frogs in a pond ensuring the future of the species

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 16/03/2025

On the occasion of me becoming a year older there will be a few drinks at the Marsh Harrier on Wednesday 19th March at 8pm. Would be lovely to see you!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 22/02/2025

Durham by night is incredibly beautiful. Have a fab weekend. Evensong wasn't too bad either!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 22/02/2025

Signs of spring in Durham. We're signing at the cathedral this weekend. Evensong at 5.30pm today and 3.30pm tomorrow. Choral Eucharist at 10am tomorrow too.

Gordon and Tony outside Durham Cathedral

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 21/02/2025

You know you're early to work at @ox.ac.uk when the bike racks are like this!

image of almost empty bike racks outside Wellington Square University offices in Oxford.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 19/02/2025

Blue sky on Bluesky 🌞 Taken by me around noon on 18 Feb 2025

An image taken on the Radcliffe Infirmary site showing the old St Luke's Chapel, the Maths Institute, the Radcliffe Observatory in Green Templeton College, the famous Triton fountain, and some of the main Radcliffe Infirmary site, now Radcliffe Humanities.

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