Nick Cole

Ilkley Literature Festival announces Spring events and workshops Chris Goodall, Marianna Spring, Patrick Dixon and Chris Atkins are set to appear on Saturday 29th March, with bookings also now open for poetry and nature writing workshops in the new year.The north’s...

Ilkley Literature Festival has announced a series of events and workshops taking place in early 2025, including a mix of rescheduled and newly programmed author talks at Ilkley Grammar School on Saturday 29th March.

"One of the most powerful things people can do with power is give it away."

Manchester City Council Leader @bevcraig.bsky.social
offers candid insights on leadership, community power and having Nye Bevan for dinner in our Leadership Lucky Draw series.

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DAWN OF A NEW ERA

Labour’s Big Breakfast Plan

“This Labour government will ensure every primary school child can start the school day ready to learn”

Bridget Phillipson
Education Minister 👏

Every Golden owner shaking their head right now

I love the school run shout-outs on Classic FM, absolute mayhem. Happy birthday to Jacinta, 9, who's going on a trip up Everest after her cor anglais exam, and Mungo, 7, who will be invested as Archbishop of York after his PhD viva on the origins of Mandarin.

#Travel: Temporary light on Leeds Rd [A65] #Ilkley on the corner near Booths due to Northern Gas Networks emergency roadworks.

🎁 Last Chance to snag yourself Private Eye Christmas Cards

Each pack includes eight different designs (with envelopes!), guaranteed to make anyone chuckle, and there's free UK delivery!

➡️ eyexmas.co.uk

And spend a few quid in a pub / cafe / independent shop.

Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”

Where People Meet: The future of our shared community assets - New Local New Local is working with the Rayne Trust to deliver research into the role that community assets play in public life.

We’re excited to partner with the Rayne Trust on research exploring the vital role of community centres.

We'll examine the impact these spaces have locally and set out a vision for their future potential in driving place-based regeneration.

🖱️

There is a super pub below the crag called The Tennent Arms

Today we are launching our new independent report 'Biting the Bullet: Funding Local Government in this Parliament and Beyond' 🚀. #localgov

In this report we explore the three main pressures on council budgets👇

Me this morning: “bit nippy out here”
My neighbour: “yeah, it’s freezing, isn’t it?”

Cold weather ritual complete ✔️

This all looks rather familiar....