EXCL: We mapped every pub almost shut or that had its hours limited after neighbours complained to the council about noise.
Often the complaints were as small as "faint giggles" or hypothetical "honking" from traffic.
Dozens of London pubs were affected in the last year alone.
My colleagues took big risks reporting this story.
They've been totally vindicated.
This is why we need proper local news. This would never have happened without their work.
Last May, we revealed that Sacha Lord's company, Primary Event Solutions, was granted £400k off the back of a misleading funding application in 2021.
Last night, Lord resigned as Andy Burnham's night time economy advisor, and today the Arts Council asked for the money back.
The rage of today.
Obviously, two of The Mcr 10 were due to be out. But of course as we expected, sentencing reductions brought forward immigration issues.
Their legal teams have been working hard and filed for bail, but when you’re done being ‘prisoner’, the prison obviously
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The tag is @isaacmuk_ please report him to whatever X overlords there are left and double check email addresses I (or my impersonator) are getting in touch from xx
solidarity with all music journalists who get piled on just for writing a review. i've been there and know being inundated with death threats is rarely worth the review fee. fandoms who move like online militias are a sickness, especially when they're directed to do so
imagine being and artist and having nearly 8 million monthly listeners on spotify but earning more money from having 1000 people subscribe to pictures of your feet. don’t hate the player, hate the game.
I have been laid off from my role at Crack Magazine. Was a dream to be writing, reporting, curating audio & more for the past 6 months, even if our industry couldn't sustain it.
A few highlights below, and a note to say I'm open for your commissions/shifts x
A real privilege listening to @midlandsound and Huw Lemmey talk about growing up in the shadow of the AIDS crisis, Section 28 and refusing to tailor their work to sanitised narratives for mainstream het society
Exclusive: Documents show how Sacha Lord’s company managed to obtain more than £400,000 of public money during the pandemic
…and that Primary Events requested £10,500 of emergency funding to redesign a website.
@jackdulhanty got the Arts Council assessment documents.
Sam Shackleton never does interviews – was a proper privilege to sit down with him and fellow psych dub pioneer Al Wootton for @CrackMagazine
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Heads up to editors that I’m looking for work at the minute! Am available for features, shifts, biogs, copywriting and fun projects – email me: felicitymfreelance[at]https://t.co/7Nvfs2nRI9