BBC Correspondent **account being phased-out as I move to Bluesky**
Yorkshire and The Humber
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Paul Murphy retweeted
Imagine being in your local pub in Kerry enjoying a quiet drink and Dolly rocks up and sings because one of the lads asks her to whilst she’s on holiday. Magic stuff.
An amazing video of Dolly Parton singing one of her most famous songs in Páidí Ó Sé’s pub in Ventry Co. Kerry 🇮🇪 in 1990
How did Páidí pull that coup off
#RIPDolly
Paul Murphy retweeted
I was asked to paint a pine marten for a special birthday
Here's the result 🎨🖌️
A day spent covering protests/counter protests in Newcastle for @bbcnews Enjoyed a welcome moment of levity when a bride emerged through the placards and crossed the police cordon. Nothing was stopping her big day. Many congratulations whoever you are.
Paul Murphy retweeted
'I'm all for green energy', says Reform mayor - full story ⬇️ bbc.in/4mAPv3v
Reform's Hull and East Yorks Mayor Luke Campbell defying his party's policy on green energy. "Who doesn't like cleaner air and green energy, I do and I'm all for that.....I've got a meeting next week with Siemens [Hull wind turbine factory] youtube.com/watch?v=O1RasSIt…
@reformparty_uk
Paul Murphy retweeted
Sad to hear the #DuchessofKent has died.
My first big scoop was revealing she had secretly been teaching for seven years at Wansbeck Primary School in #Hull
She taught music and was known to the pupils as ‘Mrs Kent’. 🧵
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Paul Murphy retweeted
Well knock me down with a feather. Official confirmation from his own authority that Mayor Luke Campbell launched a new £1m community fund without doing the legally required paperwork beforehand.
"The survey found that 65% of Reform supporters and 83% of Conservative supporters back increased clean energy generation, despite recent party leadership moves to scale back climate commitments.'
Eight in 10 people in the UK support expanding the country’s renewable energy infrastructure, according to new YouGov polling commissioned by Friends of the Earth
renews.biz/102413/poll-shows…
A glimmer of hope for 1000 workers at Prax this evening? Lincolnshire Mayor Andrea Jenkyns claiming "there is allegedly an offer to purchase the whole site."
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Lions’ rugby pre-match analysis looking at the “essential KPI’s that players should deliver”. How we miss you Bill McLaren. #lionsrugby
Will taller turbines spoil Hockney's Bigger Trees? bbc.com/news/articles/c74zg7…
First big spending commitment from Lincolnshire’s new @reformparty_uk Council team? Spend 750k to hire consultants….
lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
Incredible story. A public figure synonymous with the city he represented for more than 40 years.
John Prescott memorial statue refused in Hull bbc.com/news/articles/cdx58l…
Paul Murphy retweeted
👏 Yorkshire Post made a purposeful decision not to put Rachel Reeves in tears on front page. The demonising of women for being 'emotional' is an ancient and cruel blood sport, of course, but how interesting Yorkshire should lead the way.... @yorkshirepost
Paul Murphy retweeted
Just to be clear Paul - DFDS is a Danish international shipping and logistics company!
Once you’ve seen Todd Carty instead of the Future Islands’ lead singer your night is essentially over. #Glastonbury2025
Paul Murphy retweeted
Spending Review: Orchard Park to get up to £25m government funding over the next decade as a “trailblazer neighbourhood”. I’ve got no idea what that’s supposed to mean.
