Tony Britton
@thewestonmale
Retired UK journo and charity PR/fundraiser. Proud dad and grandad. Such an Oddfellow. Soft spots for @MillMedia.bsky.social, @newjournal.bsky.social and @FenlandOF.bsky.social. By the way, I also ❤️ #Tasmania
On their Facebook feed, South Holland District Council tell us that their new bins and caddies will start arriving next week. #wheeliebins #foodcaddies #SHDC #Spalding #householdwaste
Excellent reporting by @duncanbrowne.bsky.social Look what he came back with after checking out a field fire, downed cable and power outage at #MoultonMarsh (acid test, also very readable) | Lincs Online | 30 July 2026: premium.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new... #chippievan #Heckington #Spalding
@angliaruskin.bsky.social Scholarships to celebrate the life of hugely talented children's book illustratror Paula Heister. She died far too young, aged just 40 | ARU website | 25 June 2026: www.aru.ac.uk/news/aru-lau... #illustrator #children'sbooks #AngliaRuskinUniversity #MAcourse #worldclass
@duncanbrowne.bsky.social @17sgs10.bsky.social When this application was first revealed in @lincsonline.bsky.social on 1st April last year, I thought it was an April Fool. How wrong could I be! lovespalding.co.uk/2026/06/29/2... #Spalding #HeritageFunding #ambition #PrideinPlace
32,000-hen egg-laying unit penned in for Delgate Bank area. #WoadFarm boss Chris Dring explains why | @spaldingvoice.bsky.social | 25 June 2026 #Weston #WestonHills #Spalding #GridUpgrade #Brexit Read last week's Page 1 lead here👇
@johnelworthy.bsky.social @cambsnews.bsky.social Good on you, John (and Kevin). Enjoyed the ding-dong. Very instructive too| @holdthefrontpage.bsky.social | 25 June 2026: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/el... #LocalDemocracry #dingdong #LDRS #localpaper #scoop
Just asked AI to write an intro to an unpublished Charles Dickens' novel. Here's the excrescence it scraped up: "The November fog lay upon the cobblestones of Spalding like a greasy nightcap, obscuring the weary spire of the parish church and lending the fens a damp, unearthly hush... 1/3
New managers wanted for Low Head Historic Site at mouth of the River Tamar, northern #Tasmania. "...one of Tasmania’s most distinctive and recognisable heritage locations." Find spec for expressions of interest here: www.tenders.tas.gov.au/OpenForBids/... #LowHeadHistoricSite #Tasmania