Three bearded contestants reaching the next round of Celebrity Masterbeard … no doubt the winners will pop into an old WH Smith to buy cut-price ‘Beard Dazzled: Biodergradable (sic) Rainbow Beard Glitter’ … surely the BLF (Beard Liberation Front) will approve @keithbeard.bsky.social

Well played @root66 - the only ‘proper’ Test match batsman we’ve got … and it shows #bbccricket #TMS

I’m going to try and wake up early tomorrow morning, hopefully to catch the start of England second innings #Ashes2025 #engvaus

One hour different … Fletton Quays this afternoon #Peterborough

Stark trees on Peterborough embankment this afternoon …

Moon over St John’s church Peterborough early this evening …

Walking through town from Fletton Quays to the city centre – large moon up early #Peterborough

Bright blue December skies showing off our fantastic cathedral …. a day when a few people seem to have got a head for heights @pborocathedral

Interesting that Farage trying to woo Tories. Shows that Reform has peaked. What will be fascinating in Peterborough is which Tories will blink first and defect to Reform. My view is that the Tories have deep roots and will survive. NF is merely a chancer #tomorrowspaperstoday

One of my favourite Peterborough city centre views … looking towards the old library and St John’s church from the Broadway/Crawthorne Road junction ….

Kipling South Pacific Pale Ale - better than I remember @thornbridge.bsky.social

He comes over here … he becomes one of our greatest playwrights. Bloody immigrants! #RIPTomStoppard

A new one … Panela Colombian Coffee Porter - love the sugar cane taste @thornbridge.bsky.social

Moon over Newark Avenue Peterborough this evening ….

BBC has been in Dogsthorpe twice this week … following Keir Starmer at Welland School and today Colletta Smith in Central Avenue , talking to ex-Deacon’s School boy Mick Weavers riding his bike on the pavement #VivaDogsthorpe #CentreOfTheUniverse

Couldn’t resist … I’m pretty sure I once taught someone called Saffron Lobster … @aldiukstores.bsky.social

Peterborough city centre wander this afternoon …

Nice idea, but I’m not sure these pavement roundels work – nobody spots them - Cowgate, Peterborough

An airliner travelling from Paris to Salt Lake City narrowly misses a lamp post in Newark Avenue Peterborough just now. Phew!

… then followed by a Tuesday early evening moon over Newark Avenue Peterborough … #pufc

Newark Avenue Peterborough late afternoon Tuesday sunset …

I’m a sucker for a great design … and these are certainly great designs. Well done to the designer(s) … #Tesco

Since the Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough has chosen to use the children of Welland Academy to make a little joke, I feel that gives me permission to join in … I should have invited Sir Keir in for a cup of tea … @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Some shocking accusations from a number of people about Nigel Farage’s days as a pupil at Dulwich College. I’ll be interested to read/hear what he says about it. Presumably he’ll take legal action if they’re not true … www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

So … ex-Prime Minister who presided over a government that cut funding for things like screening for prostate cancer now backs funding for screening for prostate cancer. It’s what they do … #TomorrowsPapersToday

Another fine beer … Kipling South Pacific Pale Ale from this month’s subscription box @thornbridge.bsky.social

Considering Arsenal’s players are playing so well and looking so cultured, why is Mikel Arteta on the touch line so clearly tetchy, irascible and clearly unlikeable? Normally it’s players letting the manager down, not the other way round #ARSTOT

Red sun setting over Anfield after yesterday’s match - Liverpool 0 Notts Forest 3 … talk about being whacked over the head with a metaphor … Screenshot from last night’s Match of the Day …

Draper’s Arms in Peterborough on Friday … classic Wetherspoons … hanging baskets, parking restrictions and mobility scooter (just in case one too many pints of Jaipur are imbibed) …

Well it had to be opened didn’t it! @De_Halve_Maan

On Newsnight GBLordHawHawNews person says that some parties i.e. Reform UK Ltd “attracts oddballs” You can say that again … @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Top 4 headlines on GBLordHawHawNews news at 5 o’clock just now – a man called Martin Daubney presenting – no mention of Ukraine, no mention of Nathan Gill … just continuous anti-government, anti-BBC, anti-immigrant propaganda. Russian propaganda anyone? @GBNEWS @MartinDaubney

One of my favourite views of Peterborough – taken from Westgate this afternoon – a variety of chimneys and other vertical architectural details.

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

White lines. Black lines. Plane lines. Phone lines. Over Newark Avenue just now …

Bright blue skies – fresh cold air – sunlight and vapour trails above Oundle this morning …

Hmmm! Interesting take on air freshener …

… and Smith is out #Ashes2025

A new love story … with a sad ending #Peterborough #Waitrose

… and later @thornbridge.bsky.social #Jaipur

… a new light session pale ale to add to the collection - Cosmic Jellyfish @oakhamales.bsky.social

Bitterly cold this afternoon on Cathedral Square, but it looks like Peterborough is started to get ready for Christmas …

I can confirm that I am now ready for the Ashes and have proved my fitness by enjoying IPAs, DIPAs and the occasional imperial stout … in preparation for late night listening #TMS #Ashes2025

The combined age of the two goalkeepers in the Scotland Denmark game is 81 😳 #SCODEN #WorldCupQualifiers

Decent Beasticus NEIPA from @BrewBoard … an interesting new brewery who are apparently going on produce a beer for Peterborough United … an odd choice since they are based in Cambridge #pufc

Jude Bellingham. Team player? #WorldCupQualifiers theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Question: What two words do you never hear on GB News? Answer: Jeffrey and Epstein I wonder why? @gbnewsonline.bsky.social

A very decent DIPA end to the weekend @pollysbrew

The boys check their Christmas list #WorldCup2026 #ALBENG

Watching Sky Arts - Muddy Waters & and the Rolling Stones … Remembering attending a Muddy Waters gig at The Rex Cinema in Cambridge - 24 November 1969