Despite previous promises to rewild Falinge Common, @rbhhomes.bsky.social are planning to mow it this week. This will destroy habitats, and kill essential pollinators. It will also remove much needed protection from noise and pollution coming from the busy road. #Rewild #Nature #Bees #Birds

These beautiful pollinator attracting wildflowers are not on College Bank but why shouldn't they bee🐝🐞🦋 So much potential for wildlife and wellbeing @triciaayr.bsky.social @slateloose.bsky.social

Imagine a home so well insulated, your winter heating bill drops by 60%. A home that stays cool in summer, warm in winter, and saves you money every single day. #HealthyHomes #SustainableLiving #BetterBuildings #CostOfLiving #BankHoliday #Passivehouse #MondayMotivation 1/2

Lovely that some areas of grass on College Bank seem to have been left to allow the flowers & wildlife to thrive. Hope this is the start of a #NoMowSummer It's good to have a mix of lawn & mini-meadow #Mowsaic @triciaayr.bsky.social @slateloose.bsky.social @lowerfalinge.bsky.social

🚈 Going to work on the bus or tram? 🚌 Today is a huge upgrade to how you can pay on the #BeeNetwork. From today you can use your payment card to tap in and the system will automatically cap how much you pay at the cheapest fare - even if you swap buses or hop on a tram.

College Bank Campaign Meeting Seven Sisters doing it in style with Afternoon Tea 🍵 🍰 Great vibe Going strong #FindtheFunds #SavetheSevenSisters @paulwaughmp.bsky.social @tombesford.bsky.social @triciaayr.bsky.social

“After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US allies” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Voters in ALL Reform constituencies prefer closer ties with EU over US When asked if the UK should prioritise trade with the EU or US, all constituencies - even Reform ones - backed Europe www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/vot...

We will remember them. May our memories of them be a blessing, and a lesson for future generations.

WOW! The number of @bsky.app users just hit 29 MILLION! 👏 IT’S HAPPENING. LET’S DO THIS!

Hard to overstate how catastrophic this is for global public health. The WHO has helped saved literally millions of lives, particularly those of children, from malnutrition, malaria, TB, HIV etc. Pure callous disregard for vulnerable humanity from Trump - as expected.

“Trump’s Return Must Be a Turning Point for the UK to Stop Pandering to America and Forge a Brighter Future With Europe. Trump is taking the US in a dark direction and we must not let ourselves be dragged along with him” argues @carladenyer.bsky.social👏 bylinetimes.com/2025/01/21/t...

“We will get waiting times down to 18 weeks in the NHS. Hundreds of residents across Heywood and Middleton North are stuck on the record long waiting lists inherited by the Labour Government at huge cost to their health and wellbeing. https://buff.ly/3WPYgwL

The Tories did NOT implement recommendations of the Prof Jay report into child sexual abuse Whitehall estimated compensation costs at £5-10 billion! Badenoch was Children's and then Women & Equalities Minister. DIDN'T mention "grooming gangs" in House of Commons once in all her 8 years as an MP!!

The Deputy Prime Minister has pledged to “make work pay in Scotland” as figures revealed parts of the country could see the biggest boost to their employment than anywhere else in the UK www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/uk-g...

EU considers legal action against Musk over election interference. It’s about time Fears tech multi-billionaire is attempting to embolden far-Right ahead of German elections www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister, has sold £19 MILLION in Meta shares He has £21 MILLION left to sell Genuine question Is there any former major Cabinet Minister of any party whose political ambition has NOT been for personal financial benefit in the end? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

As a disabled person who would no doubt be deemed too unskilled to be allowed to participate in such a community or more accurately, too unskilled to be worth being further exploited by my landlord, this whole idea is utterly, utterly horrifying. #UKHousing

We went to the Town Hall for the Motion in favour of refurbishing College Bank & opposing demolition It passed unanimously!! THANKS to all the Councillors who spoke passionately about our Campaign & the desperate need for Social Housing 🙏 @tombesford.bsky.social & colleagues #Proud #Grateful

NEW: Govt has published outcome of consultation on ME and chronic fatigue syndrome. Delivery plan due in March 2025 too. After delays under the last govt, these are serious steps forward. Many thanks to minister @GwynneMP. gov.uk/government/con…

Today Stephen Kinnock and I announce the biggest funding for hospices in a generation: £100 million for improving buildings, kit and technology £26 million grant for children and young people’s hospices An early Christmas present for hospices that do a wonderful job for families.

College Bank has been suffering neglect & lack of maintenance We asked for Quick Wins to start putting this right See our before & after photos of a canopy repair @tombesford.bsky.social @paulwaughmp.bsky.social

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social on Question Time, simply awesome and what a true Politician should sound like...

Blimey! The number of @bsky.app users just hit the 25 MILLION milestone!!! Let’s keep going, let’s make this the biggest social media platform on the planet & let’s send Elon Musk packing! 👏👏👏

The UK Govt today pledged an extra £13m to UNRWA to provide vital services for Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories. Keir Starmer + UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini reiterated the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release of all hostages and much more humanitarian aid.

The problem is not the EU but rather the last Gov’t negotiated the first trade deal in history which actually involved walling the country off from a trading bloc made up of its nearest neighbours - making it harder both to sell your stuff & buy their stuff. Some might call that economic lunacy

Talking to traders this weekend for #smallbizsat24, there are hopeful signs for our economy. Anecdotally, people want to buy more locally - and usually cheaper. The addition of a greengrocer in Heywood Market has given people a choice how to get their fruit and veg and the demand has led ...

“Oh no you fucking don’t. Seriously, you tosspot, you’re not one of us and we wouldn’t want you even if you were. Step one foot on our lovely spectrum and we’ll yeet you directly into the sun.” thedailytism.com/autistics-to...

On #SmallBusinessSaturday, thanks so much to Jahn Khan, who runs Cohen’s Chemist in Littleborough for all he and his team do.  We chatted about how community pharmacies are both valued local businesses and an increasingly invaluable front door to NHS services.

Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday - I visited Heywood Market to discuss the economy, how Labour is helping with National Insurance, local car parking and do some Christmas shopping! The traders are a great group of people with much to offer, so go and have a look!

Today’s game at OT between MUFC and Forest is scheduled to go ahead as planned. “The club will continue to consult the relevant authorities throughout the day and will update supporters immediately if anything changes.” And the new UWS will be on sale from 2pm. Big interview with Jim Ratcliffe

Popkin hopes you're enjoying the tinsel as much as he is! #RatsOfBluesky #RatRitz #TinselRats #PetRats #RescueRats

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says “We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants” Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY

Thanks to BBC Radio Manchester and Simone Riley for having me on to discuss Labour's Plan For Change. We need to be a nation that gets things done again.

Elon Musk’s $100m Threat to Bankroll Nigel Farage and Reform Exposes the Gaping Loopholes Endangering UK Democracy bylinetimes.com/2024/12/05/elon-musks-100m-threat-to-bankroll-nigel-farage-and-reform-exposes-the-gaping-loopholes-endangering-uk-democracy/

Old man Curly-Bobs would like to toast* the weekend with you! Cheers! *drink his meds from a syringe #RatsOfBluesky #RatRitz #PetRats #RescueRats

Absolutely right 👏 bsky.social/about/blog/1...

🚨The number of homeless kids in England has increased (again) from 151,000 to 159,000+ since March this year. Another shameful record broken.

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Elon Musk has now admitted that X (formerly Twitter) is throttling link-based posts, essentially stifling news articles on the social media platform. Thankfully we now have @bsky.app newrepublic.com/post/188794/...

In 1970 the richest 1% had about 4x the wealth of the average person, and the richest 0.01% had about 30x. Now the richest 1% have 12x the wealth of the average person, and the richest 0.01% have 1000x. This is the problem.

🚨SCOOP: UK government spent £450MILLION subsiding bills at one of Britain’s worst performing water companies While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...

British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines & limited autonomy, without being any more productive, according to a report produced for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

The very people who said 'Brexit means Brexit, It is done so get over it and deal with it. Are now demanding a new general election. Remember what you lunatics said ???? Well Labour won the G/E ' SO GET OVER IT ' See you in five years time losers !!!

If you are affected by violence or abuse and need guidance and support, please do contact my Office and we can safely arrange appropriate assistance for you, based on your circumstances. Thank you to the venue for allowing us to anonymously run this surgery, ensuring everyone’s safety was assured.

United We Stand first hit the streets 35 years ago today. MUFC were 10th and dropped to 12th after the next game. Now, MUFC are 12th. Consistency.

Scratching the surface of Farage and his real political, er, leaning @adambienkov.bsky.social reports ⏬

"Water firms stopped from using customer money for bonuses" About bloomin time too 👍🏼💙 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great meeting with Paul Waugh MP to talk about our Campaign to #SavetheSevenSisters @tombesford.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @triciaayr.bsky.social