RE: https://mstdn.social/@jonpsp/116556897215001371

also in #Nottinghamshire and the #WestMidlands
'Media needs to take a stand against Reform’s press bans'

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-opinion/media-needs-take-stand-against-10961008

'Lee Anderson - who we know has been advising councillors in Nottinghamshire - to ‘beware of the media’

Lee Anderson: “Let me give you a word of advice, beware of the media, don’t speak to them, you’ve no need to, you’ve actually no need to speak to the papers, TV and radio at all.”

#democracy #PressFreedom #ReformUK #UK #ukpol #politics #Midlands

Listed on skiddle as "great event, until someone got #stabbed "

Difficult to find much info about who was playing at this " #rave " but it seems to be the #grime / #drill lot rather than old skool rave / drum and bass - but worrying that it happens at a daytime event, which are supposed to be more sober and safer?

Looks like #ToxicMasculinity is taking over (large) #music events to the point they are no longer safe, even if there may be less #drugs and #alcohol being consumed

#crime #Birmingham #Midlands #UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c042edv2zkgo

The lesser-known delights of Staffordshire from Italian gardens to elegant dining

Staffordshire isn’t generally a place of big-name attractions. In fact, many people might be able to name only one: Alton Towers, which recently reop…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FineDining #Italianfinedining #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy #midlands #staffordshire #UKTravel #WestMidlands
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2631523/the-lesser-known-delights-of-staffordshire-from-italian-gardens-to-elegant-dining/

Hey UK folks into #CiviCRM (an #openSource #crm (database) for NFPs, charities, campaigns, communities).

Do you know you've got 2 days left to get your early bird tickets for "CiviBRM" - a user-focussed event in #Birmingham on 9 June?

These events are a brilliant way to share experiences, learn new things and engage in a software that's about community not commerce.

https://brm2026.civicrm.org/

#events #event #westMidlands #midlands #oxford (well I'm going!)

Grey Lovelace, Whitney Lovelace, Rishab Kumar & Abbey Perini have Spotlight Sessions at Nebraska.Code() this July.

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#PromptLayering #InstructionLayeringPatterns #Architecture #VSCode #GitHubCopilot #TechnicalDebt #EmergingTechnology #PracticalAgile #TechConf #TechDocumentation #Vue #Angular #womenintech #Midlands #HeartlandDevelopers #Programming

A man in the #Midlands opened up the anaconda ( flexible #gas pipe from meter) and lit the gas following a domestic dispute with his partner - blew up whole house and damaged several others in the street, spent 7 weeks in hospital and will now spend about 7 years in #prison (its likely to be 2/3rds of time served for what would be considered a serious #crime )

#ToxicMasculinity #Derbyshire #UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde5gj3wr79o

The "gusts of wind" in the weather forecast were so loud, they woke me up. Roaring.

Also, waves slapping the hull and dishes clinking as the boat moves.

I fear for my chimney and its rain hat. (I know what it's actually called, but since I assume that term has a racist derivation, rain hat it is.)

EDIT: chimney cowl. Thanks @mike

#CanalLife #canal #boating #boat #weather #UK #Midlands #storm #chimney
@ukwaterways

‘From the ground up’ – How #BlackCountry volunteers are tackling the highest levels of inactivity in England.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/02/from-the-ground-up-how-black-country-volunteers-are-tackling-the-highest-levels-of-inactivity-in-england

#Poverty #HealthInequality #ActiveTransport #Midlands