From the banks of the Bann, Portstewart, N Ireland, living in St Andrews. Happy place is my holiday 'hut' @Port An Eillean, Colintraive. #retirementrocks!
🌀LIFE-THREATENING STORM IN THE UK🇬🇧
Storm #Eowyn is poised to impact the UK and Ireland unprecedentedly, bringing powerful winds and widespread disruptions.
🚨 The @metoffice has issued rare red weather warnings for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, indicating a significant danger to life.
Storm Éowyn, compared to a Category 2 storm, is set to peak on Friday, January 24, 2025, with the harshest conditions anticipated between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT.
💨 Gusts are expected to reach up to 160 km/h in certain areas, particularly in exposed coastal and highland regions.
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That's it! Northern Ireland are headed to a Play-Off against Norway for a place at Euro 2025 after a dramatic extra-time win over Croatia at Windsor Park!
Relive all the action from our LIVE blog below!
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@punsandrosie Born and brought up in Portstewart, lived near the strand where many happy hours were spent.. .. us kids used to call these 'Sunset Shells' ! (Circa 1960s!).
Drip, drip, drip! Mash up of brambles & blackcurrants oozing gently through muslin for a jelly-making sesh tomorrow. Additional 4.5lbs (old money!) of brambles and 6 lbs of b.currants bagged up in my freezer! #goodhaul#autumn#foraging#preserves#jelly#jam#ZeroWaste
GPs in Britain have voted in favour of collective action, which could limit the number of appointments available; a huge blow to the thousands of patients they already weren't seeing
At London2012 I volunteered at the tennis (great fun). One morning, my 'job' was to open a door that players walked through. Maybe 40, 50 players came past. Some were busy chatting, most walked by silently, focused. Only one said "thank you, good morning" - that was Andy Murray.
We have no words for how our officers & dogs were targeted in last nights disorder. Our Police dogs demonstrated extreme bravery & did all they could to assist colleagues under a sustained & violent attack. PDs Zoe, Ike, Quga, Yula, Yoko & Poppy are all recovering well #SYN2