I remember when I (briefly) worked there many years ago, telephone selling (or rather, failing to sell) classified advertising. It was a fine building, and it's sad to see the last remnant so neglected. I hope the tower can be saved and restored!

A campaign is launched #Leeds

It's not often you read something back of your own and enjoy it. This one is one of those...from today's The Yorkshire Post.

Thank you, Adrian. Appreciated.

Sorry to go a bit deep on you on a Friday night, but The White House made me

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I don't always agree with this fella - the editor of the Yorkshire Post - but he's usually worth reading!

This piece is no exception. I, for one, certainly understand the feelings he describes...

For the people who did far more than save a few trees 👇

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Social media harms children: what are MPs waiting for? Clauses six and seven of the Editors’ Code of Practice, by which this newspaper and its journalists abide, set out strict guidelines that extend across the industry – and quite right, too.

Thoughts?

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So, sitting in the senior ranks of this Labour Government is a man who truly understands service and sacrifice. Someone scarred by love, life and loss whose mettle has seen him grow stronger for that ... Having - on more than one occasion - sat with my younger brother in complete darkness, as he poured out the trauma churning around inside of himself, I feel I am as close to understanding the abominat...

As a result of the constant, indecisive flip-flop politics we have been subjected to, people have lost faith in the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer. But they may just give Labour another chance ... if they pick the right person. So, who? 👇

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Killed by neglect: pothole-ravaged roads have already claimed too many lives Once upon a time, grumbles about potholes were the parochial preserve of grouchy pedants who love nothing more than being a thorn in the side of their local authority – busybodies, they might have bee...

Potholes are the least of motorists' worries: Britain's roads are in crisis. They are now a dangerous, national disgrace.

The Yorkshire Post says 👇

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Peter Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and my own incredulity … 👇🏻

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Pubs | Staring Down the Barrel: The glass isn't just half empty, it's cracked down the middle

Editor's Newsletter 👇

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'Catching a shark in Barbados inspired my Yorkshire-set science fiction book' It was more than 25 years ago now but the memory of catching a shark on a fishing trip in Barbados has stayed vividly with Peter Wedderburn. So much so that the incident inspired his recently-released...

Story of the day: what happened when something alien made its way into our waterways 😯

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Back on BlueSky by popular demand (one person in particular ... you know who you are 😆)

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The Ashes: England's Joe Root scores first Test hundred in Australia as Mitchell Starc takes six wickets in pink-ball game England close day one of pink-ball Ashes Test on 325-9 as Joe Root scores 135 not out from 202 balls; Mitchell Starc picks up six wickets to take his tally in day-night Tests to 87; Root shares centur...

I realise that some of you lovely folk won't have a clue what I'm going on about here...
But congratulations to my fellow Yorkshireman Joe Root!
Real talent doesn't need to scream and shout. Sometimes speaking quietly but firmly is more than enough!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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A cautionary tale regarding power in a pretty village, and what happens when it goes too far

Editor's Newsletter, here > tinyurl.com/2fsbte3s

An important newspaper editorial, with a link to an equally important article.
Human creativity and effort are being hijacked by the big tech billionaires. Somehow, this has to be stopped, or we will all be much the poorer...

Creative industry - Make It Fair: big-tech bandits are holding thoughtful expression at gunpoint The Yorkshire Post is very fortunate to have writing for it a quill of authors whose talent eclipses that of most in the regional and national press.

"Plays will no longer be written; music no longer composed; stories no longer imagined; research no longer done. Thoughtful expression is being held at gunpoint."

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Yorkshire woman fined for walking her dog on Cleethorpes beach A Yorkshire woman has been ordered to pay more than £300 after she walked her dog on Cleethorpes beach.

Harsh, or about bloody time!?

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/y...

Adolescence - Netflix: if you are a dad to boys, read this now Listening to Stephen Graham being interviewed by Chris Moyles live on air as part of his Radio X show, I was struck by a parallel that I hadn’t until now spotted in relation to Graham’s Netflix master...

Adolescence: Netflix masterpiece scarified the conscience of my parenting, leaving in its wake bagfuls of thatch for me to ponder ... and there's a real-life parallel - that haunted me into writing this - that all dads should see👇

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

York Minster v Plague of Angels: band hits back at concerned critics On Friday, April 25th, 2025, Plague of Angels will make history as we take to the stage in one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals: York Minster.

Plague of Angels: York Minster prepares to host something some people think it shouldn't. This piece, by the band's guitarist Mark Mynett, might just make the naysayers pause for thought. 👇

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Toxicator: Alton Towers first ride review - through a 10-year-old's eyes Toxicator is a ground-breaking Huss Top spin flat ride, reaching 78 feet high. Opening on the 15th of March, 2025, guests are seated back to back straight before being taken up to new heights and bein...

1: Please be kind to Harry. He is 10-years-old and this
@altontowers.bsky.social review is his first published piece;
2: Please be kind to me, he's my lad and he's on a penny a page view so just move along, now 😆 #Toxicator

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Do you smack your children? The law is coming for you... ‘It never did me any harm’ is the throwaway justification-of-choice for those who lived, or perhaps endured and survived, a less well-informed era of parenting, where societal norms meant that strikin...

Smacking children:

The Yorkshire Post says 👇

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Rishi Sunak: do you agree with The Yorkshire Post? This newspaper is content to be amongst the first to express regret that the Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak was not Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for longer than he was.

"Rishi Sunak: let down by his predecessors and their associated self-serving rabble who together devoured the reputation and appeal of the once great Conservative Party."

The Yorkshire Post says 👇

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Rachel from accounts? Are you sure? ‘Rachel from accounts’ has become the quip of choice for low-brow misogynists looking to impress like-minded friends of a similar hue of prejudice when addressing the first female Chancellor of the Ex...

‘Rachel from accounts’ has become the quip of choice for low-brow misogynists looking to impress like-minded friends of a similar hue of prejudice when addressing the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves...'

The Yorkshire Post says 👇

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Today’s edition carries an extensive examination of coastal Yorkshire, which comes with a worrying timeline for homes, caravan parks and even key roads / routes. Page 3 is a corker, too. Have a great weekend, folks. 😁

Page du jour

Yorkshire's Woodsmith mining project will ramp up again ‘no earlier than 2027’, says CEO The CEO of Anglo American, the firm behind Yorkshire’s major Woodsmith mining project, has said that the company expects the project to “ramp up” again no earlier than 2027.

Update:

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Morning BlueSkyers 😀

Plan to slash nuclear power red tape has 'potential' to boost investment in Yorkshire Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to slash red tape around nuclear power have the “potential” to boost investment in South Yorkshire, a US energy equipment firm has said.

What do you think of the details?

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