Check out this tram map from the Bristol & Bath Area Tram Association. Can you imagine how connected & accessible our city would be (AND climate-friendly!) Missed last week’s Bee? Just found us? We’re like a Sunday paper - quiet, no ads - pay what you want to - if you want to. ☺️❤️

Praying for cool heads in #India and #Pakistan.

A far too belated post on a beautiful and timeless book about Kashmir, India and the hearts and minds of young people by my colleague, the BBCs Divya Arya.

I don’t subscribe to culture wars. This article is a really humane and nuanced telling of how culture war behaviour on both sides impacts people. A beautifully reported piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...

As atrocities and the aid blockade continue in #Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people are being repeatedly displaced. Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing. "A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us." Watch. 🔽

Inspired by the local media models highlighted here, including in my old haunt of East London and my adopted home in the SW. #uk #local #news www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/bre...

Major stories this week: 🗳️ Fallout from the arrest of the WECA mayor ⏰ Deadline to register to vote for May 1 election today. 💦 A new water lab is a national first 💀 the Bath Death Walk 📱 and why the Roman Baths went viral! 🐝 Please share our weekly news round-up with anyone who’d be interested!

Six out of every seven children in the UK's most deprived areas living in poverty. Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth. Future blighted. Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.

Wow, there is a lot going on in Bath! Our weekly round up of curated local news lands tomorrow by 7a.m. - no ads, PR, opinions or pop-ups - subscribe here: bathbee.substack.com

Loved participating in the "News Meeting" podcast by @tortoisemedia.bsky.social here in Bath: like being back in a London newsroom, under an editor's skeptical eye - minus the terrible coffee or long hours. Also loved the incredible female energy of the staff. Listen here: lnk.to/OKj0op

We're at 70 subscribers! Why are we doing this? Because we care about journalism, we want to be informed local citizens and right now, big tech is breaking everything: have you seen the AI copy and pop up ads? You have to start somewhere right? So we're starting by pulling together the best info. 🐝

We’re up to 50+ subscribers in three weeks! This is the only publication pulling together all the best journalism about Bath into one email. Please subscribe if you want to be better informed about our beautiful and complex city.

Looking forward to being a part of this!

As law abiding US citizen and former Green Card holder (from the age of 1), I find this chilling and despicable.

Edition 2 and we've got a paying subscriber (thanks Jen!) Here's all you need to know about the Bath Half and much more. 🐝🏃‍♂️🎈

Edition 1 - and we're off! There's much more going on in this little city than you might suspect. Want to know more? Read on: 👇 #bathuk #local #news

🐝 We started a thing! Get all your local news from Bath delivered to your inbox, ad-free, every week. It's curated by two local journalists who value being informed. The world's issues are our issues - so let's support good local journalism and build a community! Join the hive - subscribe! 🍯

So proud of our #bathhalf team of parents! We’ve collectively surpassed our fundraising goal. It’s my first half 🏃🏾‍♀️ - can’t wait to cross that finish line - even at a crawl! 😅 www.justgiving.com/team/standre...

Pollution resulting from America’s ravenous digital demands falls disproportionately on the shoulders of Black households, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social reports. Here's the story via @capitalb.bsky.social

That’s a chutia thing to do… 😂

"He has become a true voice of Ukrainian people" Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko says his country is "proud" of President Zelensky after his meeting with Donald Trump today, insisting: "public opinion is on our side in the United States". #Newsnight

While the US President and VP take a collective moral dump in their golden toilet, The Atlantic nails what just happened to the wartime President of #Ukraine: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Hundreds of @thetimes.com radio listeners across the UK have donated to continue our support to a young female #Afghan #journalist who risked her life to amplify the voices of #women. Thank you again to the wonderful @figlover.bsky.social for featuring Nabila's story. Donate here: gofund.me/ba8335a0

Nabila is only 26, but has already faced threats that no one should have to for reporting on #women in #Afghanistan. Thanks to @TimesRadio - we've raised £460 to help support her while we work on a route to permanent safety. Our goal is £7,000. gofund.me/0b729d50

Who will continue to speak up for #Afghan #women? Not the cricketing world it seems. Thanks to @figlover.bsky.social for taking an interest and for featuring the story of brave, young Nabila on her Times Radio podcast, Off Air. ❤️ Listen here: www.thetimes.com/podcasts/off...

I've decided to be gobby and opinionated and loud again... now my HRT has restored my sanity! Brace yourselves. 😂

“Irresistible” on @bbciplayer.bsky.social is an absolute must watch. Cleverly filmed (I’m guessing with fewer #airmiles) - and brilliantly explained - it’s all about the deliberate industrialization of #food and why we can’t stop eating bad stuff! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Please help my BBC colleague Louise Hidalgo support young Afghan journalist, Nabila, and her family. Lou is fighting to get them refugee status and eventually, safely relocated. We have already successfully relocated 12-14 families. This is her final case. Pls share! gofund.me/d8a01f94

Happy 2025 y'all! If I could recommend one book (of many!) - this is my pick. Uncommon Wealth by Kojo Koram is brilliant - and explains the threads that connect many of the challenges we face. It's a ripping read and has led me to read SO many other histories! www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kojo-...

My friend Martin Punaks - who’s spent his career helping children - is raising more money for a school in Kalimpong, India - by FREEEEZING his bottom off 🥶. Please help him!! ❤️❄️ www.justgiving.com/page/martin-...

Reach openly explaining how it's doing barrel-scraping clickbait targeting the links served up on browser homepages. If I wanted to put properly reported local journalism on Google/Apple News/MSN homepages, they won't take it as I'm not a corporate news outlet! pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/re...

Three years ago we began relocating #Afghan #journalists. 12 families successfully moved to safety 🙏🏽 Our last journalist, Nabila, needs help - for rent and essentials over the tough winter months. Pls help by sharing this fundraising link and donating if possible? ❤️ Read👇🏽 gofund.me/d3b5b83c