Abi Whistance
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Journalist for @liverpoolpost 🗞️ Young Journalist of the Year 2024. Former @LeedsNews . Views my own 📧 DM or email tips abi @livpost .co.uk
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I've been working on this story for a year now and I thought nothing could shock me.
Well. I'll eat my hat.
Part 4 of my Big Help investigation is now live: Peter Mitchell’s company claimed to be a government partner. Unsurprisingly, that was a lie
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“Because no journalism is free, not really. You have to pay writers, photographers, editors, sub-editors. So if you’re not paying for what you read, you can bet you’re paying another way.”
In yesterday’s
@liverpoolpost
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My bit on the Leeds music scene for
@ClashMagazine
"This is the Leeds music scene in a nutshell: modestly selfless, not selfish."
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Spent nine months working on this one for
@liverpoolpost
- Part Two coming on Wednesday.
Former Labour councillor Peter Mitchell runs a charity that claims to bring in £15m a year. But there’s plenty that doesn’t make sense about Big Help Project
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Thanks to
@RegPressAwards
and the
@liverpoolpost
for being the best team ever.
I’m off to celebrate on the train home 🍷
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Street art, property developers gone rogue and the museum that never happened: What happened to Liverpool’s five Banksys?
My Saturday read for
@liverpoolpost
this morning
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Happy Thursday 🌟
So excited to say I've been shortlisted for young journalist of the year
@RegPressAwards
for my work at
@liverpoolpost
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🚨My first use of the siren emoji and it’s all rather exciting…
I’ll be trekking down the M62 to join
@liverpoolpost
at the end of the month.
Thanks to the wonderful team at
@LeedsNews
for the past 2 years - and Liverpool folk, DM me with any hunches…
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Ouch
Nadine Dorries on the Commonwealth Games: "I don't think we've had a sense of occasion, particularly a sense of sporting occasion, like this since the 2012 Olympics"
She’s clearly forgotten that Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014
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Mr Broadbent has stood for election to Leeds Council 12 times in the past 40 years |
@LeedsNews
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It's been nine months since I began looking into Big Help Project, a charity run by ex-Labour councillor Peter Mitchell.
The growth of the charity has been eye watering. Between 2018 and 2022, its annual income rose from just over £400,000 to almost £16m.
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Sorry for the delay in publishing Part Two - but we think it's worth the wait.
How did Peter Mitchell and his partner buy a lovely detached home in L13 — and fund millions of pounds of assets? In today's
@liverpoolpost
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It was SO daunting to up sticks and move all the way to Liverpool for a job, but I'm so unbelievably glad I did.
The team here are some of the most talented writers I've ever met. If you want to work somewhere that pushes you to fulfil all that you're capable of, please apply❣️
WE'RE HIRING🚨 The
@liverpoolpost
is looking for another writer - apply below.
Basis: Full-time role
Start date: October 2023
Application deadline: Sunday September 24th 2023
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My first piece for
@liverpoolpost
is live - sign up for a look into why there are so many Wolverhampton cabs operating in Liverpool 🚗
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Lovely chat with Ian over at
@Crash_Records
as the shop celebrates 35 years on the Headrow. Now live
@LeedsNews
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I had the pleasure of sitting down with
@the_twang
for
@BhamReview
this month- full interview coming next Monday.
@EdKing2210
@godivafestival
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A pretty bonkers one I've been unpicking for a while. Today's
@liverpoolpost
:
Catch Me If You Can? The rise and fall of the Baltic Triangle’s hapless scam artist
How an anonymous website caught out conman Fenir Saba
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🎈🎈🎈🎈
The Post’s main staff reporter
@abi_whist
was named Young Journalist of the Year at the
@RegPressAwards
yesterday - a huge achievement 🥂
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Was an absolute treat to speak with
@joshual951
for this gorgeous piece on biodiversity in Liverpool for
@liverpoolpost
!
Members can read that in today's edition:
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iconic behaviour is my mom coming in with a bundle of sage to burn for good vibes right before my zoom interview for my dream job
we stan a legend
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Love Liverpool but one thing we can all agree on- there’s a pretty big problem with littering here.
Spent the week looking into it for
@liverpoolpost
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Joining
@liverpoolpost
/ Mill Media Co is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
To be surrounded by incredible journalists who push you to achieve more than you ever thought you could is a blessing - so please come work with me in sunny Liverpool 🌻
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Hit me up with your events coming up in Leeds over the next few months 🎈 Abigail.whistance
@jpimedia
.co.uk 📧
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I’ll be on
@comeplaywith
‘s Women In Music, Early Careers panel next Monday, info below!
Lots of amazing people giving advice for breaking into the industry, will be super useful so tune in from 7pm!
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Officially been in Liverpool four months, and finally getting around to publishing my first writer's edition for
@liverpoolpost
Enjoy 🌞
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The fact that my energy bill is predicted to go from £70 to £469 soon is SO far fetched that I’m actually struggling to see it as a real thing that will happen???
Alongside rent that would be more money than I earn each month so !??
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So excited to be joining the team at
@liverpoolpost
next week- DM me with any stories 🔍
In world-shaking news, next week our SECOND full time staff member starts work — the indomitable
@abi_whist
🎆 So what should you know about Abi?
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Journalist of the year goes to
@Tom_C_6
. So dedicated to
@LeedsNews
that’s he’s decided to move in. Catch him sleeping under the cupboards.
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Really loved doing this one!
How do you mend a decapitated teddy bear? And other answers to crucial questions from Liverpool’s Doll and Teddy Hospital
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With Banksy back in the news with a new exhibition, I’m just going to slide this across the table…
ICYMI: Street art, property developers gone rogue and the museum that never happened
@liverpoolpost
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“This article is not, therefore, a regular opinion piece about the state of local news or the influence of the BBC. It is a naked lobbying effort. And, unsurprisingly, it is not the brainchild of the editors at the Echo.”
@liverpoolpost
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I’m writing a piece about Greek revival architecture in Liverpool 🏨
Anyone with a keen eye for Greek revival buildings or some historical insight - DM me!
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"So why is it that the Greek revival seems to run so deep in the veins of Liverpool? Over 2000 miles away from the motherland, how did this Trojan Horse enter our city?"
My bit on Greek revival architecture in today's
@liverpoolpost
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I'm out for
@LeedsNews
for Light Night: Meet Andy. His first
#lightnightleeds
and it took him 20 hours to make this costume!
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peak working at home is when ur about to do an interview but have to ask the person to wait 20 mins cus your washing machine is on a rather loud spin cycle
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Wrote about my time working as a Saturday girl and the little worlds that revolve around hair salons for
@liverpoolpost
this morning.
Featuring an outrageous photo of teenage me with a dodgy haircut…
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What a blessing for Leeds
@LEEDS_2023
I'm here for
@LeedsNews
-come chat to me if you spot me!
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#Thatawkwardmomentwhen
... a law firm inadvertently tells you a former gangster is connected to one of the most famous property developments in Liverpool
In today's
@liverpoolpost
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News! I’m now the property correspondent for
@LeedsNews
🏠
If you have a story to tell related to housing, or you’re an estate agent with a special property you’d like to share, contact me on
Abigail.whistance
@nationalworld
.com 🗞
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Not very often your job involves going on a fat night out, but there we have it.
A night out in Liverpool for today’s
@liverpoolpost
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I had the pleasure of catching up with James of Pulled Apart By Horses fame before the Sheffield date of the tour, click here to check it out:
@pabh
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In today's
@liverpoolpost
, I dig into what happened to the Churchill Way flyovers, and why a "Ukrainian meadow" has left some residents hot under the collar...
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Absolutely loved writing this one for
@liverpoolpost
. Strap in - it's a wild ride...
Headless sharks, net thieves and midnight meetings: Welcome to Wirral’s angling wars
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BBC Radio Leeds from quarter past 9! Tune in for my thoughts on some current affairs bits and pieces 📻
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Come work with us in Liverpool!
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On
@BBCLeeds
tonight with
@empilbeam
chatting about Bowie n all things Blackstar. Tune in at 8:15
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Having never kicked a football in my LIFE - I decided to unpick the contractor chaos at Anfield Road in today's
@liverpoolpost
From writing this I may have been converted...go the Reds!(?)
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Here at
@LEEDS_2023
this morning for some exciting announcements - head to
@LeedsNews
for more this afternoon
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“When the [council] dispose of assets that belong to us, they have to achieve best value, and zero value couldn’t be any worse.”
Hong Kong property tycoons, broken agreements and an unreachable developer: the tale of Granby Four Streets
@liverpoolpost
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Very pleased to be interviewing
@weddingpresent
for their NFWIS launch! Come watch the stream on Monday 7th December via their YouTube
'Not From Where I'm Standing' - our album of Bond theme covers by
@weddingpresent
lands this Friday.
Come join us for a very special launch event on Monday 007 December (see what we did there?!)
Streaming via YouTube/WeddingPresentTV
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cut all my hair off and it’s safe to say I am FEELIN MY OATS THIS MORNING
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This is huge
Big development: Arts Council England is looking into the claims about
@Sacha_Lord
revealed in our reporting, after we sent them new info last night.
Btw:
@greatermcr
is looking into them now, too.
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'Seven years after the Grenfell disaster, we still have buildings bursting into flames'
Incredible piece from
@MattODigs
this morning
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Today's
@liverpoolpost
on why bands might be skipping their Liverpool tour dates.
Great piece by Ella.
We tasked Ella Benson Easton, writing her second piece for The Post, to explore what exactly is going on. And if you were considering packing in your office job and hitting the road, do be warned…
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Shocking story in today's
@liverpoolpost
A member of the Athenaeum has been accused of alarming bigotry. So why wasn't he expelled?
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One of the most brilliant people in Liverpool 🙌
“If it wasn’t for love, we wouldn’t have reached this stage. But if it wasn’t for war we’d be ten times further. Because of the isms and schisms that exist, I could be ten times further.”
“As a Black person in Liverpool, we’re always misrepresented, and not taken seriously.”
Dub Poet Levi Tafari is still giving Liverpool the news 🔒
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"What happens if you become a meme when all you want is control over your day-to-day life?"
A really tough but essential read from
@dhayes_news
in
@sheffieldtrib
this morning.
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What happened to HMS Onyx, Plymouth and Birkenheads's German U-boat?
A look into the collapse of the Warship Preservation Trust and the tragic fate of so many of its ships for today's weekend read in
@liverpoolpost
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To raise money for Yorkshire music venues, we've launched a DIGITAL BUNDLE of 4x posters, 4x phone and laptop screensavers and 4x eco-friendly sticker packs.
All donations will help
#SaveOurVenues
, buy a bundle here:
@musicvenuetrust
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FOR THE LOCAL FEST
#1
is happening next Friday! The festival will be streamed through YouTube from 3pm, take a look at the lineup below!
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“I'm always searching for those feelings of euphoria,” he tells me. “I’m always searching for people that are committed to the dance.”
Lovely chat with my favourite photographer in Liverpool for
@liverpoolpost
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wiggle painting edition 1 completed and dry - more wiggles to come
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Come work with me 🚨
🚨We're hiring!
We're looking for another staff writer to join The Post in July. Find out details about how to apply below.
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🚨Looking into the arson of historic pubs in Wolves/West Mids for
@brumdispatch
- The Greyhound and Punchbowl and Crooked House in more recent months.
Any thoughts, theories or feelings, my DMs are open or email abi
@livpost
.co.uk
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So much bad news recently but had the pleasure of writing about Barry Chang for today's
@liverpoolpost
"We can learn a lot from the bees — no fighting, no fuss."
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Back to Liverpool after a week in sunny Lisbon ☀️
A few bits and pieces I'm looking into for
@liverpoolpost
- here's a fun one:
I want to speak to Liverpool/Merseyside rappers! Anyone know any rappers making waves in the music scene? Reach out here or email abi
@livpost
.co.uk
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being on radio is great until you forget how to speak words and there’s nothing but lisping and dead air
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Coming up in Part Two:
•Big Help Project was paid millions by property developers – where did the money go?
•And The Post obtains a secret recording of Mitchell in a business meeting. His biggest fear? That he will “wake up one morning and hear a bomb has gone off”.
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just been informed that my dad accidentally ate a wax melt thinking it was a chocolate and I can’t stop laughing
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Happy to announce ya girl will be DJing the 10am-1pm slot EVERY WEEK DAY on LDC Radio! Tune in for some funky tunes and stuff from Monday 3rd August 💃
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Former Mayor Joe Anderson tells The Post: Briggs investment was ‘a cock-up’
Groundbreaking stuff from
@MattODigs
in today's
@liverpoolpost
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Now 🚨4 days left to come work with me at
@liverpoolpost
Just over a year ago I moved to Liverpool to join the team...
Hands down one of the best decisions I've made. Such a supportive team who really push you to be the best reporter you can be 📰
See below for details✒️
🚨 5 days left to apply for our staff writer position in Liverpool.
Salary: Dependent on experience (£23k-35k)
Basis: Full-time (including some out-of-hours work)
Office/remote: Three days per week in our co-working space
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“I’ve always said one Lib Dem councillor is worth ten Labour councillors. They’ve got 100x more integrity because you have to slog your guts out to be a [Lib Dem]. It’s not light work."
Bold words from
@CarlCashman
in my interview for
@liverpoolpost
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Only 3 days left to apply! Come work with me please, I'll bring office snacks ❣️
🚨There are now less than three days left to apply to become the new staff writer at The Post 🚨
Applications close on 24 September (that’s Sunday) - find out more about the role and how to apply below.
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Some thoughts on BBC local radio cuts, the picket line and Lineker.
Enjoy
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today is the first day in like 2 weeks I’ve woken up feeling like I can actual FUNCTION like an adult
it’s the little things X
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To The Local's website has now gone LIVE! Check out for all the latest interviews, reviews, podcasts and top Leeds music picks. Song by
@FudgeBand
.
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Interviewed
@SisterSledge_
for
@LeedsNews
ahead of their appearance at
@letsrock80s
- give it a read:
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