I've been doing a thing. Cycling around the coast of the Irish Sea. Nearly halfway now. The weather and scenery have been wonderful

It's grim up north. Always a chore to deliver newsletters around my community

Coffee stop in Keswick this morning on the way home from a relaxing weekend in the Lake District with friends. This pic from a leisurely wander along the banks of Derwent water before we forced ourselves into the car to head home.

The iconic riverscape of Newcastle Gateshead. Got to be one of the best welcomes on the rail network. Never tire of it.

Looking forward to the @cipr.co.uk North East session on @bsky.app this lunchtime. Will be great to see other members online for the first time this year

Bradford City Hall is magnificent by day. At night it's spectacular.

Sad to read that Jenny Randerson has died. I enjoyed working with her to make Wales a more accessible place for Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people back in the early days of devolution. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Burnhope reservoir yesterday. #CountyDurham #LoveWhereYouLive #ItsGrimUpNorth

Merry Christmas to you all. Huge thanks to everyone doing a shift to keep us all safe and well today. We appreciate you.

💙 *NHS involvement colleagues* If you don't already, follow @signhealth.bsky.social for great insights into health issues for Deaf people

Out dog-walking with a friend in Scarborough this afternoon. We'd heard that Bareca at the Bike & Boot hotel is dog-friendly and it was. So much so that they were offering a free visit to Santa Paws for anyone eating in today. Santa told us they've had 70 dogs & pup visitors. What a great promo! 🐶🎅🎄

Running the quiz in my local this evening and the question that's causing the most discussion among our younger teams is: What is Winceyette?

What did the Cypriot cheese say when it saw itself in the mirror? Hallou mi #DadJokes

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It’s World AIDS Day. More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. Today we remember them.

You know it's bad when you think "I'm going to see this as a case study" #GregWallace #CrisisComms

Quick visit to Raby Castle christmas market today. Great to see how much work has been done on the place

▶️ NHS England is looking for two lived experience partners who use or who have recently used services in the NHS in England, or their carers. Aim of role is to help “strengthen the listening culture across the NHS and drive improvement”. 💴 Participation payment available. 📆 Closes: 08/12/24

A glimpse of cold morning sunshine over the City of Steel this morning. Love coming here to work #Sheffield #SouthYorks

Burnhope in Weardale at lunchtime today. #ItsGrimUpNorth

Stunning sky looking southwest from the top of Crawleyside this afternoon. It's been a tough day saying goodbye to our 16yo dog. Five miles of Weardale fresh air and endless views helped me feel better.

👏👏👏 BBC for resisting the urge to dub this interview. Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025gqj via @bbciplayer

Just found this Guardian front page story from, er, 23 years ago.

Six hours of motorway driving today, so diving into my pics of weekend woodland walks in the New Forest 🍂🍂🍂 Back to work tomorrow!

From today's autumn woodland walk 😁