Principal of the overlooked, undervalued, underfunded yet marvellous @Hartlepoolfe. Raised on a diet of broken biscuits & FSM. Views my own.
North East via Leicester
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"Hartlepool has the highest share of students going into higher technical qualifications in all England."
@hartlepoolfe #TransformingLives since 1849
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Poundland's private equity owners extracted £18.3m in 17 months, bought for £1.
£8.6m interest, £3.8m store closure fees, £2.6m debt arrangement plus other fees.
PE has £22.5m secured loan, will get paid first. HMRC owed £97m. Trade creditors owed £127m.
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Autumn in Jesmond Dene. Every City deserves a green lung such as this :)
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Despite spending billions, "there is only evidence of a modest AI-driven rise in UK productivity growth", says Bank of England.
There are limits. Companies/Govts need to invest in worker skills.
Technology shares are overpriced and shake-up is overdue.
bankofengland.co.uk/monetary…
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In Middlesbrough, I met young people who can't find jobs because there are so few. They can't even easily get to Newcastle for work.
How does the government plan to help? That's a question Alan Milburn must answer.
My report - @theipaper
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Well said.
🚨 BREAKING: David Moyes has revealed the reason Jack Grealish has been omitted from the squad ahead of the Coventry game.
Speaking ahead of the fixture, Moyes said:
“I had to leave Jack out. He knows he has to be on time. We’ve got standards at this football club.
“He turned up at 10:04 when training started at 10. That’s four minutes late. I don’t care if he’s got 17 watches on his wrist, he needs to use one of them.
“He then asked if we could delay the team meeting because his Deliveroo hadn’t arrived.
“I’ve got players here fighting for their careers and Jack’s asking if the club can put a straw in his iced coffee.
“Until he understands the importance of punctuality, he’ll be watching from home.”
More to follow.
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Lest we forget. Men & Women from 26 Nations fought & died for our freedom. ALL of them deserve to be remembered.
Pic of RAF pilots from the war - Sikh, Muslim and Hindu
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The lads tackled three jobs this morning. Cleared weeds, moss and leaves from two neglected alleyways and cleared moss from the front of a pensioner’s house. Local resident gave them drinks, praise and a few pound. They were delighted 💪
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You cannot have a Shadow Minister who is not on the front bench of the Official Opposition and who is not even in Parliament. Over 11 years an MP and still clueless about how Government works, just as you were when regretfully you were part of it for rather too long.
Great to join the team and listen to Danny, Nigel and our new Shadow Armed Forces Minister, Angus MacIntyre today.
And to meet hundreds of our wonderful veterans!
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New Middlesbrough manager Jack Charlton takes a training session in 1974
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Who cares about the car industry, if I can't have little plastic sachets of ketchup then that's the most important thing in the world...
Privileged idiot.
You can prize my little plastic ketchup sachets from my cold dead hands, @vonderleyen.
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This could go any way.
Russell Martin and his @LCFC team are ready to begin their #EmiratesFACup campaign with a tie at Oxford City tonight 🏆🦊
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Trillions of dollars spent.
Real world impact...?
Pretty much zero.
No wonder the tech stocks are tanking.
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Nigel Farage: Britain must “back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!”
28th February 2026
Nigel Farage says he is worried US President Donald Trump will step up Iran war after midterm "disaster"
bbc.in/4iYplce
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I have to disagree with @LucyMPowell comments at the Education Select Committee on Ofsted's current problems, being 'no one's fault'. The new Framework was introduced to address previous serious weaknesses in both its construction and implementation. Faults lie with leadership.
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Keep up at the back.
Ofsted’s top grade – ‘exceptional’ – is not something it can ‘simply define’, a senior HMI tells teacher-training providers
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