What do climate activists & farmers have in common?
You may not expect it, but thanks to the Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme for many in the Peak District it's a shared fight for the planet.
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#ClimateAction #SustainableFarming
Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
✍️ Green candidate Kerry Harrison promises bottom-up change in Hull and East Yorkshire
Mayoral hopeful Harrison calls for a grassroots ‘fresh start’ in the first mayoral election for the region
By Amelie Parent
@amelieparent.bsky.social
✍️ Margaret Pinder: fighting for a stronger voice for Hull and East Yorkshire
Labour’s candidate Pinder is standing to be her region’s first mayor, and she wants to be heard at the top table
By Amelie Parent with Yorkshire Bylines
@amelieparent.bsky.social
🗣️ Interview with mayoral candidate Rowan Halstead of the Yorkshire Party
“My job is to fix things.” Rowan Halstead brings an engineer’s approach to the upcoming Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election
By Amelie Parent
@amelieparent.bsky.social
This election has been much more about the individual candidates than any I have been involved in before. So, articles like this one are a good way for people to learn more about me and what I would do as mayor.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/mayor...
✍️ Mayoral hopeful Mike Ross sets out his vision
Having helped broker Hull and East Yorkshire’s devolution deal, Councillor Ross says he’s ready to carry it forward as mayor
By Amelie Parent
@amelieparent.bsky.social
@cllrmikeross.bsky.social
✍️ Mayoral hopefuls urged to back arts in devolution plans
Call for Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral candidates to support arts and culture through devolution deal
By Amelie Parent
@amelieparent.bsky.social
I really enjoyed running the Sheffield Wire live news blog today! Check it out here: sheffieldwire.co.uk/index.php/li...
Another one I’m proud to have worked on during a work placement. It’s sad to see how often women’s pain is dismissed. Hopefully as more people speak out some changes will be made.
Grateful for the opportunity to speak with Cecilia and learn more about an overlooked topic.
I would say the point is not that Brexit caused misogyny, rather that this rise has come alongside women losing protections that they had when the UK was a part of the EU.
Journalist and author @cjdebarra.bsky.social brought the Notts Queer History Archive to Sheffield's Central Library last Wednesday, highlighting the lived experiences of queer people in Nottingham through the ages.
Read the story here👇
sheffieldwire.co.uk/index.php/20...
#queerhistory #lgbtqia
I’m happy to see my story published, even if I don’t get credit for it.
It’s frustrating that an agency would offer work placements and not have a solution when their editor gets the byline instead of the student who brought in and wrote the story.
www.msn.com/en-gb/lifest...
@riannalobo.bsky.social handles a tough story with grace and sensitivity. Give it a read!
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✍️ Widow of Sheffield firefighter wants better health monitoring after husband’s tragic death
A Sheffield firefighter’s widow is calling for better monitoring and recognition of cancer risks after his death 20 hours post-diagnosis
By Amelie Parent
@amelieparent.bsky.social