Spending quality time with my Mum this week, learning about her carefree childhood in Pakistan, sun-kissed days, farm-fresh food, and no screens in sight! Mum's also been sharing her secret recipes with me 🍽👩‍🍳😀

My mum should work in sales. Within 48 hours she's convinced me to buy a Shark vacuum, a Ninja air fryer and smoothie maker, a food processor, and a whizzy whisk! I am staying with her all week and expect to be skint soon 😬 😂

The wonderful Natalie Gavin speaking to Gayle Lofthouse on BBC Radio Leeds last week about her acting career and her new acting workshops in Leeds! Listen (1 hour 42 mins into this link): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The brilliant team (Darren Harper et al) at Leeds Trinity University are back with Journalism and Media Week 10 - 13 November 2025. One of the the best things I have ever worked on. Go to these session and meet some wonderful media folk. #LTJMW 👇 www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/journalism-a...

Have just watched Panorama's 'Undercover in the Police'. It's really shocking. We'll be talking about it on #Newsnight with Mina Smallman, whose daughters Nicole & Bibaa were murdered. Later 2 Met PCs took photos of the dead women at the crime scene www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Last night’s BBC Panorama – Undercover in the Police left me saddened, but not surprised. Seeing uniformed police officers across different ranks displaying rudeness, racism, misogyny, and even violence was deeply troubling.

Look mummy, I made lemon and vanilla biscuits and it's only Monday 😇

Bradford actor Natalie Gavin launches NGA workshops www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2549574... Article by Emma Clayton- Telegraph and Argus.

🎬 Big news, Yorkshire! Natalie Gavin (Line of Duty, The Arbor, Ackley Bridge) has launched Natalie Gavin Acting (NGA) Screen Acting classes and workshops right here in our community. These classes are for beginners, intermediates, or anyone who’s ever thought, “I’d love to give acting a go.”

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 🌼 🌸 💐 🌹 #NewbyHall #HarrogateFlowerShow

The brilliant @reecedinsdale.bsky.social is playing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Leeds Playhouse 20 November 2025 - 17 January 2026. Adapted by the talented Debbie McAndrew. Tickets are on sale now. See you there! www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/a-chri... Photos of Reece by Anthony Robling.

Here we go, then! ‘Fresh from his heartfelt performance as Howard in Through It All Together – a moving tribute to football, family, and resilience – Reece will now step into the iconic role of Scrooge, bringing his trademark depth and northern grit to Dickens' timeless tale.’ #Leedsplayhouse

This is my wonderful friend Karen Henthorn who plays the mum of the girlfriend in 'The Girlfriend.' It's phenomenal and will have you on the edge of your seat and guessing the whole way though. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4S...

Sunday 🩶🤍

I am looking forward to being a judge for the commsHERO 2025 awards 😀 Get your nominations in commshero.com/awards-2025/ #CommsHERO #CommsAwards #CommsHEROjudge

If you are an in-house comms professional working in the UK Housing sector, come and join this new group over on LinkedIn. This new network is supported by the award-winning Resource CommsHERO. www.linkedin.com/groups/13202... #Comms #PR #Networking #UKHousing #HousingCommsHERO

Liverpool❤️ The place, the people, its humanity and its football 👏🙌

This is not for me to comment on really, but if it is to be re-made, please don’t make it uplifting, with characters full of resilience and hope… that would be the exact antithesis of the original. Thank you. www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/thr...

Eid Mubarak! But what are Ramadhan and Eid all about? It's a question I should be able to answer with ease, you would think. Guest Columnist Sofia Cann ✍ 🗞️ ⬇️ www.notreallyheremedia.com/news/alex-ca...

The BBC will air its first ever live Eid broadcast this year, a two-part programme of morning prayers at Bradford Central Mosque, followed by Celebrity Eid in the evening. Armani Syed has the inside story. hyphenonline.com/2025/03/28/b...

🎧 The latest episode of our Engage podcast is out now. Episode 19 explores the opportunities and challenges of joining the boardroom for PR and comms professionals with host Ann-Marie Blake, and guests: • Noha Al Afifi • Stephen Waddington Listen now: bit.ly/3FBOKHy

My next Corrie shoot draws ever closer. Today I met with my design team to discuss my requirements for every single scene, then the same with costume & makeup. Tomorrow will be script tweaks, amendments & SA numbers. All this before I even think about the actors! #SaidICouldDoItWhenIWroteIn 😄

OMG! Cuteness Central at @skylabradio.com today with our last star of the station for #FURbruary, COLIN, fur baby of @sofiacann.bsky.social & @alexbcann.bsky.social. Thanks for letting Colin be our last charity drive representative for WINGS & PAWS in Wolverhampton. Appreciate your support 🎧🧡🐾 xx

What a treat! Parky and Hooky on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about Hacienda Classical (2hrs 54 mins into this link) ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @graemepark.bsky.social @peterhookthelight.bsky.social

Harriet Wistrich is one of the country’s most prominent #human #rights lawyers. In 2016 she founded the Centre for Women’s Justice+has won landmark victories in very difficult legal cases. She has helped #women imprisoned after killing their abusers regain their freedom..

I'm old enough to remember when Google's motto was "Don't be Evil". How times have changed.

Asif Kapadia on new dystopian docu-drama 2073 www.channel4.com/news/asif-ka...

Those fluffy in between days🎄 🎅 🥳🎉 @alexbcann.bsky.social

I wrote this - about the fact that social housing is typically let with bare floorboards, and about the brilliant woman from St Albans who's on a mission to help people on low incomes carpet their homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you, Temple Newsam, that was magical ✨️💛💖 #MerryChristmas    #NorthernLights #Leeds

“As homelessness surges across the UK, the festive season offers the perfect opportunity to address more than just the housing crisis – it’s a chance to redefine how we treat one another.” 🤝 Josh Littlejohn, founder of homelessness charity Social Bite, writes. 📆 https://buff.ly/41QjnlV

I am manning the press office from home and wanted a lunchtime cuddle with Colin the cat Cann. I searched high and low only to discover he's having a nap in my bed and won't get up for anyone. #PRLife vs #CatsLife

It's Friday and that means another brilliant mix from the wonderful DJ @andyjohnson.bsky.social. Turn it up! www.mixcloud.com/mrandyjohnso... #StandingDesk #Friday #GoodVibes

This is my husband @alexbcann.bsky.social, who said he didn't want a cat 🤔 😆

This is wonderful. Dick Van Dyke is 99 on Friday, and Coldplay pay tribute to him! We should do more of this. Show people how much they are loved whilst they are around to appreciate it. I shed a little tear, I must admit! Ace. youtu.be/o4OlL0OpbW8?...

Colin Cann makes a fuss telling me he's hungry, I put out his food and meanwhile he's pinched my side of the bed or my chair and he ain't moving!

Busy day with the team today… plus @alexbcann.bsky.social and I got to work with our friend Santa again! 🎅

Today is a good day! Time for a mix from the brilliant @andyjohnson.bsky.social TURN IT UP! www.mixcloud.com/mrandyjohnso...

It's Friday and that means...turn it up 🎧💃 Thank you for the tunes @andyjohnson.bsky.social ⬇️ www.mixcloud.com/mrandyjohnso...

Sorry @fitbit, you did nothing for me, so I'm back with my old faithful @GarminUK @GarminFitness 🏃‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️ 🧘🏽‍♀️ 💪 #LetsDoThis

Flowers from my love to celebrate a fab week, including national reports that I contributed to, meetings with police & agencies on positive changes in relation to collaborative working, exciting projects at work & also marking little/big wins for friends 🧡

They've managed 1 follower an hour over here since 'launching', yet they've been blocked by more than 2,500 accounts...and that number is rising. Why not add to it, eh? 😉

I'm starting the day with a Joe Wicks Body Coach workout, and that's Colin Cann not joining in this morning.

Colin is joining in with my Pilates session 🐈😻🐈‍⬛️😺 #Pilates #catpilates

I am a CIPR member and I'm happy to connect with journalists, PR & comms people and organisations from all sectors. I am also happy to connect with good people and positive people who lift others 😊 Good people zone only, please 🙏 #Comms #PR

I'm going to keep popping up here until I find more comms/PR people, freelancers and charity folks...

Lunchtime swim complete. Now back at home at my standing desk dancing to another brilliant mix from my talented DJ friend Andy Johnson. #WorkLifeBalance #ShareTheJoy Everyday should feel like this 😃 Listen and share: www.mixcloud.com/mrandyjohnso...

If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way. I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.

Oh hello Britain 😳 That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now. Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download