Maria Gran

Digital content @scouts ⚜️ Former features journalist @thecourieruk 🖊 @EdinburghNapier graduate 📰 Views are my own 🌻 she/her

[Scouts @scouts]

Have you thought of volunteering with Scouts? You can make all the difference to young people in your area. https://t.co/AMBTZCCo7i

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

I will never forget how Chris chatted with me about my knitting every time I brought it to the office during Covid times when it was just me and him at the opposite ends of the floor. I hope Isaac's socks still fit him 🩵 A kind man and fantastic colleague who will be missed.

[The Courier @thecourieruk]

Courier obituary writer Chris Ferguson dictates one final tribute… his own https://t.co/lvHgOltEMy

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@KNBeattie @pressjournal @holygoatbrewing Love love LOVE Holy Goat 😍

[K A I N A T 💙 @memesbykainat]

@ScuderiaFerrari Sainz fans rn

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

I don't understand how anyone can keep up with a Zoom meeting without knitting/sewing/crocheting 🤷🏼‍♀️ We'd knit during classes in high school, some teachers didn't like it, but when our history teacher told them the knitters get the best grades they let us continue 🧶

[Graham Huband @C_GHuband]

Stitch-up?
Or
Sew What?

Is Councillor Christina Roberts of @DundeeSNP right to be sewing a bobble on to a hat during a @DundeeCouncil meeting or should her attentions have been undivided?

https://t.co/L5mWzw1ab0

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@megmerino Best of luck Megan! 😍

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

My heart goes out to everyone who wouldn't be able to get their partner or spouse to the UK. I had to spend 11 months apart from my partner because of the pandemic and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. This cruel policy will lead to fewer skilled young people settling in the UK.

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

Depressing and cruel just about sums it up. I'm lucky to be part of the EU settlement scheme, but I have friends who aren't. I can't imagine being told I can't live with my partner or work in the UK because jobs I'm qualified for won't pay that much.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Salary threshold for skilled worker visas to rise to £38,700 under government plans to cut legal migration levels

Follow live https://t.co/y54qYd9pPB

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

And as others have pointed out, there are already shortages in many fields. Hospitality is struggling for staff as is, so are schools and the NHS. This definitely won't make the current situation any better.

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@denitsa_tsekova Sending my thoughts and prayers from a reasonably priced flat outside the Scottish central belt ❤️

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@Alan_S_Morrison @ZestStAndrews @thecourieruk @StAndrews_Live @SavourStAndrews Thank you! I think you'll really like next week's food & drink guide too 👀

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@justthemedicine Knitting and TV/a podcast/a good album! 🧶

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

Lærte fort at å si "æ e klar" til lugaren etter en lang dag på rekruttskolen ikke funket som jeg tenkte (på bokmål: "jeg er sliten")

[Martin Solhaug Standal @fotovaktsjef]

Jeg husker å ha opplevd kultursjokk da jeg flyttet til Oslo. Nå kjenner jeg meg stadig mer knyttet til NSBs 'Hjem til jul'-reklame.
https://t.co/zmmDCNMmY0

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

Answering the important questions this week at work 🍩

[Joanna Bremner @C_JBremner]

This week I joined our food and drink writer @MariaGran96 for a drive-thru review of the local fudge doughnut offering, following in the footsteps of @GordonJMccabe. Which one was our favourite? Bayne's, Greggs, Fisher & Donaldson or Clark’s? https://t.co/IgmXfxzaXB

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@LadyCatHT Next you need to get a Norwegian ostehøvel! 🧀

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@thewheatgerm The Netherlands or Czechia!

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@RachelAmery @TheScotsman 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@L_A_Kelly Or would you be a trendsetter?? 🍪

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

It was amazing to finally see The Ferry Selkie in all her glory and chat with Kelly about her journey to get where she is today. She is an incredibly inspiring and kind-hearted entrepreneur!

[Evening Telegraph @Evening_Tele]

After a difficult 14 months, Ferry Selkie owner Kelly Fairweather shares the story behind her restaurants, the break-in and why she will never, ever call someone a “junkie”
https://t.co/YR0WNkSMAK

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

@PotatoHouseUK Thank you!

[Maria Gran @MariaGran96]

I'm a day late to the party and it's still sinking in, but I'm so excited to be nominated alongside my brilliant colleagues 🥳

[The Courier @thecourieruk]

The Courier has been shortlisted for several Scottish Press Awards, including News Website of the Year🎉

It's a testament to the work of our talented journalists and our commitment to reporting local news that matters.

Read on to find out more 🧵