Just wanted to wish you, from Heather Wainwright, @StevenLBell, Paul Newton and myself, a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2023!
Thanks so much for listening - Mike Zeller at Breakfast is back on @BBC_Cumbria on Tues 3rd Jan!
Morning everyone hope you are well. Some snow/hail on the fells but mainly rain as the lakes rise. Derwentwater views towards Derwent Isle and a snow topped Catbells. Have a great day. #LakeDistrict@keswickbootco@ShowcaseCumbria
I will tell you want gets me, waking up from a great dream and realising I still have cancer and so many treatments to go through and knowing my life expectancy is cut short- the feeling is like a someone dropping a brick on your chest. But I’ll keep going till I can’t
Did you know we have 47 gritters in our fleet?
We have some really quirky names:
Gritter Garbo ❄David Ploughie ❄Nicole Slatslinger❄ Usain Salt ❄Spready Mercury ❄ Ready Spreadie Go ❄ Gritty Gritty Bang Bang ❄ True Grit ❄ Whinlatter Scatter ❄
What would you call one?
The most powerful (to me) of Chris Killip’s photographs at his retrospective @TPGallery are this trio of a street in north-east England, shot over a brief period in the mid 1970s.
A story told.
Almost ALL staff on BBC Local Radio have been placed at risk of redundancy today. Many may be moved to new roles. ALL presenter roles are closing. Presenters will have to re-apply for new on air jobs. I think it would be fair to say we are stunned and upset here.
We've only gone and got ourselves another award. 💅
Yesterday we found out we’ve been awarded @VisitEngland's Best Told Story accolade – & to make us feel even more special, we’re one of only 18 other attractions in the country to be handed this prestigious title! 🎉