Today I’m saying bye to
@BBC5Live
and the BBC. In the months I’ve been here we’ve had a constitutional crisis, a winter election, a departure from the EU, 2 royal dramas, a global pandemic and a racial equality movement sweeping the world...It’s been busy
2 years ago I asked my local radio station for freelance shifts over the summer
This gradually became a regular thing and I got a staff job
Its been the best place to learn to be a journalist, working in a tight team of great people
Gonna miss
@BBCWiltshire
, see you in a bit
Drones, volunteer searchers and specially trained dogs. Find out more about how
@wiltshirepolice
look for missing people on Breakfast on
@BBCWiltshire
tomorrow
At Porton Science Park talking to
@Ploughshare1
about a new test for Sepsis invented by
@dstlmod
which could speed up the diagnosis of the condition and is 97% more accurate
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Reporting from Morningside Farm this morning, which has just been bought by
@WiltsWildlife
. It’s a rare hay meadow which is ‘nationally important’ and will be opened up for public access
You can see the new locomotive being moved into Swindon’s Designer Outlet today. It’s part of a 3 way switch with
@steam_museum
which is welcoming back the GWR 2818
As someone who owes an awful lot to BBC local radio, it’s really sad to think it’s going to be harder for people to start out the way I did.
The current crisis has proven the worth of local broadcasting, it’s a shame the powers that be can’t see that.
The BBC is to axe its Inside Out current affairs programme, streamline local radio schedules and lose many regional TV news presenters as it battles to save cash
This is what I’ve been doing the past 3 months....
Sleepless nights over instruments and singers and cinder that’s forms
Worth it though
#WiltshireRemembers
To commemorate the
#WW1Centenary
we brought together 120 listeners and performers to record a version of 'Keep The Home Fires Burning'.
Watch the full performance here:
@create_studios
Today I met Toby and Tony, unlikely friends with a 75 year age gap.
They’re part of a scheme where
@LittleNightWilt
playgroup takes place in a care home in Bradford on Avon.
Listen back here (approx 13 mins in):
“Maybe one day we’ll all be brave enough to be more honest about the embarrassing, messy dynasty of disaster that makes up even the happiest of homes” Amen to that
@dollyalderton
🙏🏻
Pagans, druids, local people and tourists are celebrating
#WinterSolstice
at
#Stonehenge
tonight.
The event is also known as the ‘return of the sun’ and has been marked for five thousand years.
Shout out to the frontline workers - like electricians - who have to come out to self-isolating households like mine so we can power our fridges
💪🏻🙏🏻❤️
Wishing the passenger sat next to me on my long haul flight had stuck to Captain Marvel rather than the champions league.
Was totes awks when he launched into an expletive tirade against the Liverpool fans behind us.
I’m at the Chippenham campus of
@WiltsColl
where 270 girls from schools across Wiltshire are taking part in an event to inspire girls to become engineers 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Richard Ratcliffe with little Gabriella thanking people for “the kindness we’ve been exposed to” and asserting “we live in the future not the past” has absolutely sent me
I’ve learnt so much from some brilliant people. Thanks especially to
@annalstew
for being such an inspiring and supportive Editor, the Drive/Summaries team are a lucky bunch
90-year-old Margaret Keenan is the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, administered by Matron May Parsons, as UK's mass vaccination programme begins
I really don’t mind getting up at 530am when it’s to talk to someone like ‘Cyril 2 Labs*’
He voluntarily researches the water life in the River Avon
Sadly many species are in decline because of poor water quality
*the dog and the laboritory in his van 😂
If you’re in need of a pick me up, I recommend the ‘The Extra Mile’ - an added hour to
@bbc5live
Drive filled with lovely, fun stuff.
Setting it up has got me through isolation so give it a listen from 3:00.
You’re welcome.
Newspaper House in Old Town is being offered for Property Guardianship. It’s hoped guardians can look after the building and deter squatters but there are concerns about the long term plan for the building
@Lilya_Smirnova
Hello Lily, I'm a producer
@TimesRadio
in the UK. I hope you and your family are safe. I wondered if you could possibly follow me back so I could DM you? Thanks
Sections of the Avebury Stones have been closed for the foreseeable future as water-logging puts the archeology below the ground at risk.
Also that sunrise 🌅
Volunteers from Sherston are running a homeless shelter in Bristol all this week. They’ve raised over £2,600 and will provide 31 volunteers to keep it running
A special report from
@UCLH
intensive care unit. The reality of coronavirus and it’s impact on patients and staff. A vitally important message for us all - social distancing really will save lives.
Are you a radio producer who loves news, politics and a splash of culture? This is a fab show, I've learnt loads from one of the best in the biz and will be sad to move on (albeit within
@TimesRadio
) DM questions if you're interested!
🚨
@TimesRadio
JOB WORKING WITH MOI🚨
I’m looking for an experienced producer who lives & loves their politics as much as I do as well as stand up comedy & a spot of culture. Weekend Drive is a fab fun show. Come join us. Applications by Mon 15th May. RT!
Speaking on
@TimesRadio
@marcbennetts1
says the most worrying thing is Putin’s state of mind. Says it looks like he’s “lost it” which is incredibly dangerous and now anything is on the table
On World Lupus Day my✨brilliant ✨friend
@SophW33ks
come on
@TimesRadio
to discuss her experience of the condition and the issues around diagnosis.
Listen back at around 2:50 here:
@kieraxolouise
Hi Kiera, so sorry to hear about how tough it's been. I'm a producer
@TimesRadio
keen to have a chat to you about your experience. Please feel free to follow back so I can DM. Thanks!
This tiny teapot went for £460,000 today.
It could be the only American porcelain teapot from the 18th centuary that still exists.
Doesn’t even have its lid anymore...
“I think the younger generation are going to look at this and think ‘I don’t want to end up like Stephen Bear’”
Reality star Georgia Harrison says cases like hers used to be seen as a “joke” but that she believes society is changing
#BBCLauraK