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Planning peep. MSc Urban Planning dropout; BA Theology & Religious Studies grad. 4.75 Uber rating. He/Him.

Moseley and Kings Heath, B'ham
Joined September 2012
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Manifesting this in 2025:
Derby is the home of Rolls-Royce, hot dogs, Lara Croft…and now Great British Railways! 🚉 But it’s not just a win for #Derby – GBR will level up our railways across Great Britain. Find out more 👉 gov.uk/government/news/derby… #DestinationGBR
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i seen someone else do this so here’s an overall ranking thingy for this series #bbuk
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Fundamentally unacceptable. Local leaders should be saying as much and in the interim planning our West Midlands S-bahn network to be operable from day one.
HS2 trains could be serving London Euston by 2043, with trains running between Old Oak Common and Curzon Street from 2036. Meanwhile, tracklaying should start between the West London station and the Midlands from April 2030 says HS2 Ltd CEO Mark Wild modernrailways.com/article/h…
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Anyway I am SOOO happy she won <3 #BBUK
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All killer no filler with these guys. Another stunner.
We are working on proposals for a 100% affordable scheme in Leeds. The schemes architecture references the sites industrial heritage and will provide 199 new multi-generational homes @leedslivenews @LeedsNews @HomesEngland @mtpennycook
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The UK's 'Chief Mouser,' Larry the Cat, has fully recovered from his surgery and has returned to Downing Street The 19-year-old cat is famous for working there since 2011 and has outlasted 6 different prime ministers, which earned him the love and respect of the British people
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oh no let’s not
vote blue no matter who!!!
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What’s going on in New Street Station? The exoskeleton of the roof is exposed. I must say, I do like the industrial look, especially against the Ozzy Bull.
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Good reference image for how close your venue can be to a viaduct without it needing to be demolished.
The Blackfriars pub on Queen Victoria Street, 1966
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Huge news, Dispatchers 🚨 We've disabled our paywall! From now until the 9th of Nov, you can access all of our articles for the low, low price of nothing. Now's your chance to explore our archive, restriction-free birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the…
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Should keep this exposed
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You don't need to crash a plane to learn to fly ... and you don't need VC to build a business.
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I think if a limited corner of the South West can call itself Wessex the West Midlands Combined Authority could legitimately rebrand as Mercia
The Wessex Mayoralty has been approved by the government, after years of campaigning from Dorset, BCP, Somerset, and Wiltshire councils. This has sent me down a rabbit hole of how many different definitions of "Wessex" there are in use today. 🧵👇
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Another day, another local sapling vandalised. I really don’t understand this trend. This one’s in the forecourt of Kings Heath station, and has lasted a whole 6 months before being chopped.
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@WestMidRailway is there any way this can be chased up with the landscaping contractors for the Camp Hill line stations? There’s also a similarly vandalised tree on the south east corner of the forecourt at Moseley Village that’s been untouched for several months.
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it’s everyone’s first day on earth in Birmingham again guys!!!
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Today in Kings Heath, Birmingham @WorldBollard
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being gay and anti ai in a workplace in 2026
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Rare proud moment for the UK.
Your based and redpilled youth, sir
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Callum Turner: No personality on-screen. Nothing interesting about him IRL (other than being Mr. Dua Lipa) Josh O'Connor: The best actor of the lot, but too nerdy. No aura. Jack Lowden: Perfect, other than the baggage of having played the most failson spy on TV for six seasons.
At least four test offers for the role to play James Bond have been given out and while unconfirmed, insiders tell Deadline that three of the four actors expected to test are Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor. More details on the search and final auditions for the new 007 in Deadline's The Dish here: deadline.com/2026/10/james-b…
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Spot on.
This bullshit project from Herts County Council isn’t about connectivity: it’s about cost cutting. This crap needs to be challenged. “Trackless trams” are not trams: they’re BUSES. Bouncing bendy buses stuck halfway in traffic; and take away tracks & you take away fixed links.
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