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spindrift

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Award-winning editors & journalists | Media & PR specialists in #environment #outdoor #cycling #sports | Mountains in our soul

 Brighton | London | Chamonix
Joined May 2011
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Mont Blanc FKT: Skier Breaks New Record 7 Days After It Was Set gearjunkie.com/endurance/wil…
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Iconic London bike shop announces closure after 42 years and recent tough times cyclingweekly.com/news/this-…
'This sucks': Brixton Cycles closes its doors after 42 years

'This sucks': Brixton Cycles closes its doors after 42 years

Iconic London shop announces closure after premises listed on property site

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The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks theguardian.com/society/2025…
The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks

The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks

In 1970, Grace Hoeman led the first all-female team in an attempt to climb North America’s highest peak, Denali

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.⁦@100Climbs⁩ - soiled yourself yet at the no-car potential? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr…
Snake Pass: Could famous driving road close to cars?

Snake Pass: Could famous driving road close to cars?

It is known as one of the most scenic and famous driving roads, but could Snake Pass close to cars?

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.@BrightonHoveBus what are the contact details for complaints? The 18 bus has not showed up again, second time in 4 days! Shows on app until 2 mins before arrival, then nothing. Poor service, made worse with a parent who can’t walk 50m! @bhcitynews
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Pure drama, brilliant commentary - watch Tom Pidcock's incredible win. #Paris2024 bbc.com/sport/cycling/videos…
Paris 2024 Olympics video: Tom Pidcock wins gold in dramatic mountain bike final

Paris 2024 Olympics video: Tom Pidcock wins gold in dramatic mountain bike final

Watch the moment Tom Pidcock secures Team GB's second gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's mountain bike final,

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Mackenzie Crook’s rural dreamscape #Detectorists published by #PenguinBooks (and its offshoots) down the years. 🧵 1/
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What a wonderful night at #BrightonFestival with @RobGMacfarlane @JohnnyFlynnHQ & band! You guys need to do this set under the stars on the garden stage at @EOTR pls - the campaign starts here…
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When your own government’s study doesn’t support your phoney #culturewar, what do you do? Suppress it, of course! (Or deny, lie, misdirect, blame migrants - political playbook 101). theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…

Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular

Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures

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Sad news as Meantime Brewery to close. The original and the best. #Greenwich ❤️ thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/0…
Asahi to close Meantime Brewery

Asahi to close Meantime Brewery

Asahi is closing Meantime Brewery in Greenwich and will move brewing of its Meantime and Dark Star beers to its Fuller's site in Chiswick.

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BACK ON 🔝 Kye Whyte 🇬🇧 🥇 Men Elite at Round 4 of the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Brisbane, Australia #BMXRacingWC @BritishCycling
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Jeez, #wildswimming in the Lakes just got interesting… #swimming #LakeDistrict #wildlife bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cu…
Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria

Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria

A vet says the creature, named Fluffy, could have eaten everything in the water if not found.

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💔 Ride on my friend. #RiderResilience
Singletrack Magazine (@singletrackmag) profile pictureSingletrack Magazine@singletrackmag20 Dec 2023
News that hurts us to share. Nils was one of the good guys. 💔😔 singletrackworld.com/2023/12…
Nils Amelinckx, Rider Resilience Founder and all round nice guy: 1987-2023

Nils Amelinckx, Rider Resilience Founder and all round nice guy: 1987-2023

Since his cancer diagnosis, Nils Amelinckx has been urging us to ‘make the days count, rather than to simply count the days’. He certainly did that. We are trying not to be sad, as has …

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"EU strikes deal on new ‘ecocide’ rules to put polluters in jail." Now we're talking, @RishiSunak, @downingstreet? euractiv.com/section/energy-…
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It’s giveaway time! RT for a chance to win a gorgeous A3 print of your choice by the fabulous @GailMyerscough and I’ll pick a winner on Monday. Visit gailmyerscough.co.uk for more lovely goodies at affordable prices. Good luck! ♥️🖼️
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What a damning indictment on years of Tory austerity - #Brighton & #Hove food banks are now so overwhelmed by demand that they face closure. When will Govt get a grip on cost of living scandal leaving 1000s of my constituents in food poverty? theargus.co.uk/news/23877840…
Food banks face closure as 'food poverty is the new normal'

Food banks face closure as 'food poverty is the new normal'

Brighton and Hove’s food banks could face closure as demand grows amid the cost of living crisis

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Appreciate the IOC lost its way many years ago but these ticket prices for @Paris2024⁩ #Olympics #Paralympics are disgraceful. 525€ for #athletics, 220€ for #canoe slalom, not even the ‘big’ finals days… just greed and profiteering. 🥇🥈🥉
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Recently, @FredDegoulet and I headed out early one morning to climb the Arete SSE of Mont Greuvetta in Val Ferret (1200m, D, V) . This is one of the finest ridges I’ve climbed in the Mont Blanc massif...Another great addition to the guidebook I’m working on.
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‘A critical moment’! #ClimateCrisis theguardian.com/environment/…
‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased out

‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased out

Governments failing to cut emissions fast enough to meet Paris agreement goals and avoid disaster, major report says

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This Spanish city centre has been car-free for 20 years. 12k people have moved into the centre since the ban. The Mayor says vehicles don’t have more right to public space than people — & he’s been re-elected 4 times since banning cars. Pontevedra via @WEF
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