Rob Flett

Journalist and former Comms director, returned home to Orkney, and the BBC. Riding life’s challenges by running up and down hills.

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Running in fresh powder in the Pentland Hills this morning #running #edinburgh

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@sargo @AlanRoden @BBCandrewpicken @Mike_Blackley @MichaelMacLeod1 @brianjaffa @GemmaFraser10 @RoryReynolds @EuanMc I feel your pain Stewart. A brilliant thread. The best stories are always the ones that don’t get out!

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Scotland’s more remote islands, including some here in Orkney, are changing rapidly. It was great to speak to Malcolm and Jackie Sinclair for this article and tie it in with the Islands Future conference I attended last month #orkney https://t.co/H2DYek71C8

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@DougieVipond @fiona_barratt Awww - congratulations! Thats lovely!

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@DrSinanovic I’m going to have to ask my parents about this! What a great clip.

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Come work with us! @bbcorkney

[BBC Radio Orkney @bbcorkney]

JOB ALERT! Would you like to work for the BBC in Orkney? We're looking for two broadcast journalists to join us here in Kirkwall. If you’re interested, check out the job description and apply by Sunday April 21st. https://t.co/UpmnmnvO9A #orkney #journalism #BBCNews #bbc

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Fantastic trail run on the west coast of Mainland Orkney. Very windy but spectacular enough to take your breath away. #orkney #running

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@EE @bt_uk @skytv If you are called by BT and offered a new contract to stop you leaving to a competitor, be careful. 5 months later you could be like me - paying MUCH MORE than if I’d joined @skytv and for services I do not even use, and wasted hours of pointless talking with BT agents.

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Early last September a customer agent from @EE @bt_uk offered me a £32.99 broadband and phone package which I accepted. Now it’s Feb, they are still charging me more than £80 for services I do not use #BT #EE #CustomerServiceFail

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@EE @bt_uk @skytv BT has all of my contact details but agents say they can’t call me back and often keep me on the phone for over an hour while they generate a new contract. When it is rejected by the BT system NO ONE does anything until I call back. It’s terrible terrible service.

[Police Scotland Orkney @PSOSOrkney]

We are appealing for information after a serious crash in Orkney.

The incident happened around 10.45pm on Tuesday, 14 November on the A965 Kirkwall to Stromness road at Stenness.

Full appeal: https://t.co/9pyf4lhLod

[BBC Radio Orkney @bbcorkney]

We are hiring a BBC Journalism Apprentice based in Kirkwall. All details here https://t.co/OgAnU1oGTz #orkney #journalism #careers

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Really enjoyed making this programme with Jocelyn - give it a listen. Five more to go! #Orkney

[BBC Radio Orkney @bbcorkney]

Listen to accounts of Orkney’s witchcraft trials in the first episode of our new historical series Farstraers, serialised by Jocelyn Rendall from years of research in #Orkney’s archives. MixCloud https://t.co/2S0KHTL9aN BBC Sounds https://t.co/lRZy3N0bjX #witches #witchcraft

[Rob Flett @robflett]

A beautiful day for a trip to Sanday to see how the Sanday Afternoon Club uses the @PostcodeLottery funding it receives. @OrkneyFerries #Orkney

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@BRIANASHMAN2 @OctopusEnergy That’s disappointing - but not uncommon, especially in areas with poor connectivity

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Dear @OctopusEnergy
When oh when will I be able to get a smart meter? #energy #orkney #smartmeter

[Rob Flett @robflett]

Hi @SmartEnergyGB why is it this hard to get a smart meter in #Orkney? Folk here probably have most to gain from #smartmeter tech because mostly all
Electric houses with high percentage of domestic renewables. But they are like hens teeth! #energytransition

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@OctopusEnergy I already have a heat pump and solar panels and I’m thinking about batteries. I’d love a smart meter but there’s never any availability in my area #Orkney. Why is that? And when will it change?