Stewart Arnold

Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage

Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid

“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”

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A brilliant piece of communication by the young greens and the young at heart greens...

One of the reasons why rejoining the EU is not the panacea to our ills many think

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. SH*T LOADS of Green Party Members* *115,000 to be precise Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

We now have 115,000 members (translation: a sh*t load).

And we're not stopping there. Thousands of people are joining every week to be part of a different, hopeful politics.

Join the Green Party today ⤵️

Whoever’s doing Bradford’s social media is on fire 🔥 👏👏👏

Happy Yorkshire Day to everyone! I shall be wearing my T shirt of choice today…

Almost as if Equitable Life, the banking crisis, etc never happened…

Thinking of starting a new party, Jeremy? Think again yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/thin...

Inviting a rapist dictator to your gaff really sends the right signals… #Trumpvisit

@beamishmuseum.bsky.social First visit today- thoroughly enjoyed it

This is part of the direction of travel locally. I don’t understand why so many Mayoral candidates want to reverse this. Hull to receive £3.9m funds for 42 new green buses

An American guy on the radio saying ‘there are some serious trade imbalances, and something needs to be done to address that.’ Well here’s a thought - sell products the rest of the world might want. And that’s not gas guzzling cars and chlorinated chicken…

I had planned a trip to New York and Washington but that can wait. Going to #Finland instead #boycottamerica

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action.

The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

Pics from exhibition launch yesterday evening historia.europa.eu/en/exhibitio...

Birthday cake - chocolate liquorice and blackcurrant. #luckyboy

I’m sure the fans of every other club in the country are thrilled that public money is going into the new Old Trafford…

Obscene amount of packaging from Marks & Spencer

Has Sir Kier gone to bed early…?

Estonia on the front line Estonia marked Independence Day on Monday, mindful of Soviet-era scars. As Russia wages war on Ukraine, this time, they’re not standing alone

🇪🇪 Estonia on the front line

Estonia marked Independence Day on Monday, mindful of Soviet-era scars. As Russia wages war on Ukraine, this time, they’re not standing alone

By Stewart Arnold
@yorkshireguidon.bsky.social

Happy Independence Day to all my Estonian friends. I’ve a piece on Estonia, remembrances and the current geopolitical hiatus in tomorrow’s @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Cumbria archaeologists find 'significant' Viking-age building Archaeologists say the importance of the findings on the farm is

Things you love to see..
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I’m a Labour MP – but the government’s ‘growth’ mission reeks of panic | Clive Lewis The decision to expand Heathrow is just the latest evidence that my party is chasing policies that serve profit, not people, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

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If you want Green, vote Green.

Labour can't be trusted on #Nature 🐝 & the #ClimateEmergency ✈

Join us! 💚

Sainsbury's to cut 3,000 jobs by closing cafés and counters The changes are part of a cost-cutting plan, but recent tax rises for businesses have also been a factor.

The reason Sainsbury’s lost my custom is because they shut the cafe so…

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Thinking about a bit of fusion food for tomorrow evening 🍽️

St. Oswald’s Church Lythe, just up the coast from Whitby, has an incredible location. And it has a pretty nifty exhibition of the Anglo-Norse grave markers (hogbacks) too. (h/t Mrs A for the pix)

Vikings not looked upon too favourably in Whitby. This is the relevant panel in the Whitby Town Museum under the heading ‘Bleak Times’…

We can announce Kerry Harrison as the Green Party candidate for the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral contest next year.
More here: hullandeastriding.greenparty.org.uk/news/

Anyone else had that thing when you’ve cycled halfway across Hull to deliver a Christmas card only to find out in their card to you the next day they had moved 4 months ago (and still no new address)…?