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It's been 10 years since Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered in broad daylight by a man who lived in her constituency, motivated by far-right extremism. That truly shocking event sparked a national conversation about the safety of our elected representatives, and the civility of our public discourse. During her lifetime, Jo's philosophy was that “we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us” – a philosophy which led to the establishment of the Jo Cox Foundation after her death. Their CEO Olivia Field joins presenter Nuala McGovern, along with Alice Lilly, senior researcher at the Institute for Government, to discuss the impact of Jo's death and the safety of female politicians now. Actor Geraldine James is renowned for a host of roles in theatre and on screen, from her TV debut in The Sweeney five decades ago to Jewel in the Crown, Band of Gold, This Town, The Cage and comedy sketch show Little Britain to name a few. Now she's making her Chichester theatre debut in the stage premiere of the 2015 film 45 years, alongside Gabriel Byrne. The couple are about to celebrate 45 years of marriage, when news arrives in a letter from Switzerland about a woman's body that's been discovered in a melting glacier, sending shockwaves through their marriage. A new BBC podcast asks whether women are always safe on swinging websites. Swingers, an investigation from journalist Catrin Nye, explores serious concerns within the swinging community and asks if abuse can exist behind the language of sexual freedom. Nuala speaks to Catrin Nye and Rachel Horman Brown KC, a lawyer whose practice focuses on domestic abuse. The number of bookshops on our high streets has now grown to the highest number since 2012, with some of the rise being attributed to specialist genre shops fuelled by the surge in popularity for fantasy - and 'romantasy' - fiction. We hear from Amanda Logan who opened Ritual Reads in the town of Whitchurch, Shropshire, last November and says about 75% of her customers are women. Presented by: Nuala McGovern Produced by: Sarah Jane Griffiths
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants from The Great British Bake Off.This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it's spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted.You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 12 June#foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends
It's the 80th episode of our small podcast and our second time we have an international guest. Amy talks with us about her spooky audioplay "The Best of Men", why she loves Shropshire and all the myths connected to the region and why annoying men usually get sacrificed in horror stories.Amy BoucherAmy's Bluesky"The Best of Men" Part One / Part TwoThe Devil in ShropshireDer Trierer DomsteinTV Tropes: The Brothers GrimmThe Black ForestThe Devil's Chair (archived)The Boat Inn PubThe Devil Rides Out (1968)Alternative Stories and Fake RealitiesMost HauntedGrave Encounters (2011)Scare Campaign (2016)FolklandsKohlrabenschwarzMidsommar (2019) The Wicker Man (1973)The VVitch (2015)TV Tropes: Nothing Is ScarierBlair Witch ProjectThe Seance of Blake ManorWorkers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything' to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its WebsitesDie Heinzelmännchen von Köln
In episode 297 of the Kite Podcast, Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Rob Daykin from Daykin Partnership, Shropshire farmer Tim Downes, event host and Leicestershire farmer Will Armitage and Dorset farmer Sophie Gregory, as well as podcast producer Becki Reay. They discuss the evolution of the organic dairy sector, and the upcoming organic dairy conference run by the Organic Dairy Round Table, taking place in Leicestershire next week. The Organic Dairy Roundtable has been key in bringing farmers, processors, and retailers together around a shared goal of promoting organic dairy. It creates space for open, honest discussions and constructive challenge. As chair Sophie Gregory highlights, the focus is on giving the sector a voice, direction and turning conversations into real action. The episode dives deep into the state of the organic dairy market, which has seen fluctuations over the years. Will Armitage explains how the Roundtable has helped the sector respond to market signals and make sure farmers are heard. A big theme throughout is the need for farmers to work together to tackle market challenges. No milk market update from Chris Walkland this week. Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies. The views of the presenter are personal and may not be the views of Dairy Consulting Ltd. The contents of this podcast are the copyright of Dairy Consulting Ltd.
A judgement from the High Court yesterday ruled that the Food Standards Agency has been 'unlawfully' charging abattoirs too much and that it wasn't transparent enough about what it was charging for. The ruling comes after a legal challenge by the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers.Developers of small-scale hydro-energy projects say the industry's missing out on investment because of a heavy focus on wind and solar. Scotland in particular has long been a pioneer of cheap hydro-electricity, but companies say the current contracts to supply power are squeezing them out of the market. All week we're hearing about the current challenges facing upland farmers right across the UK and how they're dealing with them. Farming in the hills can be an isolated, even lonely, business. But a group of farmers scattered across the uplands of Shropshire have joined forces to pool ideas.Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.With thanks to British Pathé Archive.
Natasha helps Helen pack clothes ahead of moving to 5 The Green. Henry's become very organised, labelling all his boxes, whilst Jack is less helpful. They talk about the dairy and Helen's excitement over expanding her herd. Natasha confesses she's almost jealous of Helen's enthusiasm. Driving to Shropshire, Tom points out the irony of using the money from selling retired Tony's Anguses to buy Montey's from another retired farmer. Helen points out how they're saving money by not having to bring them over from France. They then admire the cows in the field and Helen tries to persuade Tom to buy the full herd of ten. Tom points out their mobile dairy would struggle to handle the extra cows and Helen reluctantly agrees to only buy the six they came for. Later, while chatting over a cup of tea, enthusiastic Natasha confesses she has a new business idea for Bridge Farm, to branch out into Botanicals and organic skincare. It could finance sending the twins to private school. Helen tells her to go for it, if that's what they want to do. When Rex catches Alice at The Stables, they agree neither wants to break up. Rex then apologises for what he said to Brian. Alice doesn't know the specifics, so Rex tells her everything. Recalling their fight on Sunday, Alice says she's inherited the Aldridge habit of lashing out. Rex admits to his own flaws and they agree to put it behind them, before Rex reveals his dad texted him, asking to meet Alice. Would she be up for that?
⚠️ INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Greenhous Group managing director Ash Passant and national retail director Danny Minshall join Philip and Curtis on the Motor Trade Radio, powered by Cazoo. Ash and Danny are just back from two fact-finding trips to China and share some of their observations and insights. Founded in 1912 by Vincent Greenhous, as a motor repair and sales business, the Shropshire-based group is still family-owned and operates multiple retail dealerships and fleet centres across the UK. Its brand representation has grown rapidly to 12 OEM partners (including Ford, Nissan, Stellantis and MG and new entrant brands Chery, Jaecoo, Omoda, BYD, Geely, Leapmotor) and it is ranked ninth in the AM100. Last month Greenhous released its full year results for 2025, with a 4.2% increase in turnover to £1.87bn and gross profit up from £130.6m to £141.2m. Ash and Danny outline what powered their strong performance across retail and fleet, with over 93,000 new cars and LCVs sold, equating to a 4% market share. Plus some of the trends they are currently seeing in the used car market. Don't miss this fascinating update with one of the UK's most respected dealer groups! #automotive
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, and it's another year on for the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants mentioned off The Great British Bake Off.This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it's spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and there have been some wonderful oldest kitchen items that have been posted.You can also email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 12 June#foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends
MPFT is committed to offering those with lived experience the opportunity to become part of the Trust and work within our teams to provide their unique insights in support of service users. An increasing number of Peer Support Workers are joining MPFT and for this edition of The MPFT Podcast we were joined by Amy Hill, who works as a Peer Support Worker with our Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Team in South Staffordshire. Whilst Amy's story is unique, her journey of mental health recovery following childbirth is one that many will identify with, and Amy is channelling her lived experience into helping those requiring specialist support. If you find today's episode rewarding, please also check out our podcast conversation with fellow Peer Support Worker Emma Mansell-Grey, who works in our Community Perinatal Mental Health Team in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin – https://youtu.be/hOcLeGIF_sc?si=TbgBTyhJL7P7PVgJLinksYou can watch the video version of this episode of The MPFT Podcast at - https://youtu.be/NZSIaUXYJiUYou can read a transcript of this episode of The MPFT Podcast at - https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/application/files/4017/7936/5656/The_MPFT_Podcast_114_Transcript_-_Amys_journey_from_childrens_nurse_to_perinatal_Peer_Support_Worker.docx
GB2RS News Sunday, the 24th of May 2026 The news headlines: Volunteer at the RSGB National Radio Centre Buy your RSGB 2026 Convention ticket at 2025 prices Tonight@8 is back in June The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park welcomes thousands of people through its doors each month, and in 2025 it was recognised in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards. Much of this success can be attributed to the amazing team of volunteers. They share a strong sense of pride, enthusiasm and have a wonderful team spirit, all with the purpose of promoting amateur radio. If this sounds like something you would like to be part of, the NRC is now looking for extra volunteers to join its team. If you enjoy meeting people and are able to work a minimum of one or two days per month, get in touch with the NRC Coordinator, Martyn Baker, G0GMB, via nrc.support@rsgb.org.uk. Find out more about volunteering at the NRC by watching a short video on the RSGB's YouTube channel at youtube.com/thersgb and selecting the ‘Volunteering for the RSGB' playlist. The RSGB wants to make its Convention as accessible to as many people as possible. That's why it has frozen ticket prices, and you can buy this year's ticket at last year's price! This means you can make the most of the early-bird pricing and buy your weekend ticket for just £49. On top of this, the Society has confirmed that, as usual, under-21s can attend the Convention for free. This week, the RSGB also announced further speakers to its growing programme. You'll find engaging and informative presentations from Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA, on the 3Y0K DXpedition to Bouvet Island, as well as Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG, on the DARC QSL Bureau and the cooperation with the RSGB. It has also confirmed that Ian Henry, G0LFT will be delivering a lecture on understanding FT8 through DNA-sequencing parallels, which was featured in the May 2026 edition of RadCom. Go to rsgb.org/convention to secure your tickets and guarantee your place at this not-to-be-missed event. The Convention will be held at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes between the 9th and 11th of October. Following a break in May, the RSGB's Tonight@8 series is back on Monday, the 8th of June, with a fascinating webinar by John Warburton, G4IRN, on building a remote station. If you live in an area where restrictions such as conservation areas may limit your activity, this is for you. Following his move to rural Shropshire in 2020 and encountering conservation area restrictions, he decided to develop a fully remote HF contest and DX station. In this presentation, John outlines the search for a suitable site and the key technical and operational lessons gained from several years of remote operation over Internet and 4G links. You can join the webinar live via the RSGB's YouTube channel at youtube.com/theRSGB or its special BATC channel at batc.org.uk/live/rsgb. Keep up to date with the latest programme by visiting rsgb.org/webinars The RSGB Board has announced further updates to the Board Liaison roles. Go to rsgb.org/ board to view the full list of responsibilities for each Board Director. RSGB Members will be able to use this as a guide to help them know who to contact if they have questions, concerns or ideas about any areas of the Society's activities. You can contact each Board Director via the email address shown by their name. The RSGB team had a very successful time at the Dayton Hamvention last week. They spoke to hundreds of attendees, signed up a lot of new members, and were delighted by the very positive response to the RSGB app. Many radio amateurs hadn't realised that as an RSGB member, they can read RadCom Basics, RadCom Plus and 25 years of back issues of RadCom all in one place and were keen to sign up to membership as a result. Two AGM trophies were also presented in person by RSGB President Bob Beebe, GU4YOX and RSGB Board Chair Stewart Bryant, G3YSX. Look out for a fuller report in the July issue of RadCom. International Museums Weekends 2026, also known as ‘Museums on the Air', will take place on the 20th, 21st, 27th and 28th of June. Venues from all over the world, including ships, castles and air museums, are expected to take part. For more information and registration details, visit radio-amateur-events.org/IMW Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. The deadline for submissions is 10am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week. And now for details of rallies and events The Durham and District Amateur Radio Society Radio Rally is taking place today, the 24th, at Bowburn Community Centre, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5AT. The doors are open from 10.10 am to 2.30 pm, with disabled visitors gaining access at 10 am. The entry fee is £3. There is a bring-and-buy sale, trade stands, special interest groups and an RSGB bookstall. Catering is available on site. For more information, contact Michael Wright, G7TWX, on 07826 924 192 or email dadars@gmx.com The Broadcast Engineering Museum has an open day on Sunday, the 7th of June, from 11 am. The museum is located at 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 5XS. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of historic broadcasting equipment in the world. For more information, visit becg.org.uk/events Also on Sunday, the 7th of June, Spalding and District Amateur Radio Society's Annual Radio Rally will take place at Spalding Rugby and Football Club, Centenary Park, Drain Bank North, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE12 6AF. Free car parking is available on site and the entrance fee is £3 per person. Traders, catering and an RSGB stall will be available on site. For more details, visit sdars.org.uk/spaldingrally Now the Special Event news To commemorate the centenary of the passing of Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect and designer, special callsign EH100AG is active until the 7th of June. Look for activity on various bands and modes and via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via the bureau. QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, Logbook of the World and Club Log. Special callsign LY100RADIO is active until the 12th of July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of regular radio broadcasting in Lithuania. QSL via LY2QT. For details of awards that are available for working the station, visit QRZ.com Now the DX news Paul, MM0ZBH, is active as 5Z4/MM0ZBH from Kenya until Monday, the 15th of June. He operates using CW, FT8 and SSB while volunteering at a local school. QSL via Logbook of the World and OQRS. Pascal, F8NQV, is active as CN2NQV from Sidi Rahal Chatai in Morocco until the 11th of July. Look for him on the 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m bands using SSB. Now the contest news Today, the 24th, the RSGB 10GHz Trophy runs from 0800 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, the 24th, the UK Microwave Group High Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday, the 26th of May, the RSGB SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday, the 28th of May, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday, the 30th and runs until 2359UTC on Sunday, the 31st of May. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 21st of May Last weekend's geomagnetic disturbance didn't turn out to be quite as bad as predicted. A high-speed solar wind stream from a massive coronal hole and a coronal mass ejection caused the Kp index to rise to 6.33 on Friday, the 15th of May, but it subsided, and we were soon back to more normal figures in the range of 2 to 4. The last week has seen more usual Kp figures in the range of 2 to 3, which bodes well for HF propagation. Unfortunately, the solar flux index has been stuck in the low one hundreds, ranging from 109 on the 16th to 106 on the 20th. It rose to 114 on the 21st, which may continue into the coming week. Meanwhile, ESA's Solar Orbiter has been monitoring solar activity on the far side of the Sun, which continues to feature a number of large sunspot groups. A number of C-class Flares and one low-level M-flare have been detected on the far side. We will have to wait until next week for that activity to rotate to an Earth-facing position. Much of the activity on the higher HF bands is currently due to Sporadic-E, and Jim, G3YLA, reports several multi-hop paths showing up between Europe, the Caribbean and the USA on the 6m band. A quick check on the 10m band revealed only low-power beacons out of Spain and Andorra, unfortunately. NOAA predicts that the solar flux index may rise to 115 tomorrow, the 25th, and then increase to 135 by the end of the month. The start of the coming week should see settled geomagnetic conditions, but we are predicted to see a rise in the Kp index to 4 on Wednesday, the 27th. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The recent lengthy period of indifferent weather has now changed over to a predominantly high-pressure type. This should last through to the end of the coming week when a possible return to unsettled weather edges up from the south. Starting with the large-scale pressure pattern, it will be a period of improving tropo conditions for the VHF and UHF bands as the high builds over the country. The conditions should cover a large area across the North Sea and into the near continent. It is often the case that lift conditions may be improved by nighttime cooling and fade slightly during the day, unless over a sea path, which doesn't change much from day to night. The late May and early June period is a reasonable time for meteor activity, although this is mostly minor. Remember that there is still the tail end of the Eta Aquarids to work through this month. The solar conditions have offered up some reasonable coronal holes recently, although the light evenings don't allow visual confirmation, the Kp index going above 7 should make life more interesting for aurora. Needless to say, rain scatter will not feature in a predominantly high-pressure period of weather. Lastly, a thought about sporadic-E, which is coming into full bloom now and is typically at a peak around early to mid-June. There have been some successful openings on the 6m band with some multi-hop paths to the Far East and across to the States and Caribbean. On the basis that jet streams may be useful indicators of where Sporadic-E is more likely, the coming week will see the main jet stream flow being pushed well north to a typical summer position from Iceland to Scandinavia. This might make paths to Scandinavia and the Baltic a good option, including northern multi-hop paths to the Far East. EME now and Moon declination is falling again, going negative tomorrow, the 25th. Combined with increasing path losses, conditions will worsen as the week progresses, but there is still plenty of time to make some QSOs, albeit with shorter Moon windows and lower peak elevation. 144MHz sky temperature is low but increasing to moderate by Friday, the 29th. And that's all from the propagation team this week.
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who is still one of the most popular contestants mentioned off The Great British Bake Off.This episode, old recipe books will feature as always, plus daily happenings from where Howard is based in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield, and Katie near Ludlow, in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, and feel the urge to leave a review or share a comment on social media, if it's spotted it, you will receive a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use. Also, exciting news, as Shackbaggerly is now on WhatsApp, so you can leave a voice message or written one on the burner phone 07902 835604. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 22 May#foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends
The UK's environment watchdog has warned that regulations designed to reduce water pollution from agricultural sources in Northern Ireland, urgently need to be strengthened. The Office for Environmental Protection, or OEP, has examined Northern Ireland's Nutrients Action Programme and says its measures haven't done enough to improve water quality.Many students of farming get the opportunity to experience hands-on learning, with dairy, beef and arable. At Harper Adams University in Shropshire students not only get to learn how to tend a vineyard, but now they're able to drink their own wine, made with grapes from the University's vines. The first wines have just been released.Vets' organisations are calling for a ban on imports of eggs produced by caged hens, alongside a phasing out of the 'enriched colony' cages currently legal in the UK. The British Veterinary Association and British Veterinary Poultry Association are supporting the Government's plan to end the use of cage systems here - out for consultation earlier this year. The National Farmers Union warned the move would drive more imports, some produced using methods already illegal in the UK.Presenter: Anna Hill Producer: Sarah Swadling
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comAdrian is a journalist and an old friend. We arrived in America on the same plane in 1984 and spent the first few days together in the same hotel room. After more than 20 years writing for The Economist, he became the global business columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. He's the author of several books, including The Aristocracy of Talent, and the co-author of many more with John Micklethwait, including The Right Nation. Adrian's new book is The Revolutionary Center: The Lost Genius of Liberalism. It's a terrific tonic for a philosophy as vital as it is in eclipse.For two clips of the episode — on how Enlightenment ideas got corrupted, and Big Tech's threat to liberalism — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: raised in rural Shropshire; his parents both teachers; his dissertation on the 11-plus (an exam that changed my life); when IQ tests were a liberal cause; Luther and the Reformation; the religious civil wars leading to the Enlightenment; Hobbes as a proto-liberal; the humanism of Erasmus; Montesquieu and the spirit of liberalism; John Stuart Mill and utilitarianism; Isaiah Berlin and pluralism; Graham Wallas and the Great Society; Lippmann; Leo Strauss; Thatcherism; consumerism vs. self-improvement; meritocracy threatened by the left; Foucault's folly; the EU and managerial liberalism; Brooks' bobos; affirmative action and DEI; why liberal democracy in Iraq didn't work; Oakeshott; Schmitt and friend-enemy; Trump's stark illiberalism and neo-royalism; King Charles; Putin ushering in a strongman era; Biden's open borders; the migration crisis and Brexit; the buffoonish Boris; the struggling Starmer; high culture and other upsides to elitism; Abundance; Deneen and post-liberalism; and Europe stepping up for Ukraine.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. We have some real stars coming up: Ben Rhodes on Iran and speech-writing, Harvey Mansfield on modernity, HW Brands on the life of George Washington, John Gray on Trump's new world, Bob Wright on the evolutionary force of AI, Tiffany Jenkins on privacy in a liberal democracy, Jerusalem Demsas on the state of the left, Daniel McCarthy on conservatism, Stephen Grosz on the struggles of love, and Robby George on pretty much everything. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of the political organization BlackPAC, gives her analysis about trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jeremy Corbyn MP is our guest on this May Day morning. Now an independent MP and the leader of Your Party, Jeremy has been in Westminster for 43 years - for 41 of those as a Labour MP. He was leader of Labour Party from 2015 to 2020, and fought two general elections in 2017 and 2019. He talks about this to Gyles in this episode, and about the bitter divisions and recriminations that followed the final defeat. He also talks about his childhood, growing up in Wiltshire and Shropshire, with free-thinking parents who encouraged him to make things and gave him a lot of freedom. He talks about being an academic under-achiever, his formative experiences with VSO in Jamaica as a teenager, and travelling in revolutionary South America. He talks about being awkward, his love of reading, and his continuing commitment to making the world a better place. Whatever your politics, we hope you find this an inspiring, interesting and illuminating listen with one of the longest-standing and most committed of our politicians. With our thanks to Jeremy Corbyn for his time, energy and conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off.This episode, we'll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we'd love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use.Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 15 May#foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends#lighthearted
A new collaboration has been set up between scientists and the fishing industry in Cornwall, to integrate scientific research with the real experience of fishers. Assessing current fish stocks and how not to damage them, has often been a point of contention between the two, but now it's hoped that the Cornwall Fisheries Science Board will lead the way for a similar approach nationwide.All week we're taking a closer look at agro-forestry, today we visit a farm in Shropshire which has created silvo-pasture - growing trees on the pasture used by livestock. Tim Downes says the health of his 300 organic dairy cows has improved, since he planted willow trees and walnuts.Some potato farmers are struggling to find a market for their crop, one grower in Cambridgeshire is donating tonnes of spuds he can't sell to a food bank. It seems there is an over-supply of potatoes after a very successful growing season last year. It's not just in the UK but across Europe too. As war in the Middle East pushes up the cost of fuel, fertiliser and energy, will farmers bother planting potatoes this spring?Presenter = Anna Hill Producer = Rebecca Rooney
On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Ken Shropshire, Strategic Advisor at SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory.Shropshire, a leading expert in sports business and law, shares insights from his 40-year career, including leadership lessons and the evolution of sports as a global industry. A Strategic Advisor at SeventySix Capital, he works with league executives and entrepreneurs navigating a rapidly changing landscape.Shropshire is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and former CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University. He has advised major sports organizations, authored books, and served on boards including Moelis & Company and the Jackie Robinson Museum.Chapters01:19 The Evolution of Sports Business Education05:34 Personal Journey in Sports and Law09:25 Influential Figures in Sports Leadership13:28 Leadership Lessons and Experiences15:50 Advising Entrepreneurs in Sports19:08 The Importance of Relationships in Sports23:59 Future of Athlete Education and InvestmentKen ShropshireLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-shropshire-wharton/
Today, we are going on an excursion to the Netherton Foundry workshop, nestled in the Shropshire countryside, to find out about spun iron cookware – something that was essentially extinct in this country until owners Neil and Sue Currie brought it back.Neil and Sue are very kindly sponsoring season 10 of The British Food History Podcast makers of high-quality kitchen and outdoor cookware. Netherton Foundry ships to several countries outside of the UK, including the USA and Canada. Visit www.netherton-foundry.co.uk to find out more about their wonderful products – approved not just by me but by folk such as Tom Parker-Bowles, Diana Henry and Nigella Lawson.We talk about designing the original range (and how the range increased), celebrity requests, why spun iron cookware lost out to aluminium cookware, croustade irons, and how Netherton Foundry cookware brings some extra authenticity to historical foods cooked at home, amongst many other things.Those listening to the secret podcast will hear about the pros and cons of working with copper, how Netherton Foundry go about seeking out their vintage machinery, how their stockpots came to be, their outdoor range, plus more.Netherton Foundry websiteFollow Netherton Foundry on social media: Insta/threads @nethertonfoundry; BlueSky @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social; Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NethertonFoundryIf you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, including bonus blog posts and recipes, access to the easter eggs and the secret podcast, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.This episode was mixed and engineered by Thomas Ntinas of the Delicious Legacy podcast.Things mentioned in today's episodeNF Bread Pan with ClocheNF Prospector PansNF Chef's PansVal Stones' Baking SheetNF Croustade IronsNF FlambadouNF Outdoor Cookery RangeVideo: spinning ironVideo: Sue using the croustade ironMana RestaurantFrom the Oven to the Table by Diana HenryRepast and the tiffin tin Jenny LinfordPrevious pertinent blog postsToad-in-the-holeYorkshire Curd TartFour Scone RecipesNeil's blogs and YouTube channel:‘British Food: a History'The British Food History Channel‘Neil Cooks Grigson'Neil's books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of SugarKnead to Know: a History of BakingThe Philosophy of PuddingsDon't forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today's episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. My DMs are open.You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistoryMentioned in this episode:A is for Apple Season C has begun!Join Neil Buttery, Sam Bilton and Alessandra Pino for their journey through the letter C on 'A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink'. Available wherever you get your podcasts.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off.This episode, we'll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we'd love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use.Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 1 May #foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends#lighthearted
THIS IS PART TWO OF TWO. On Wednesday 21st of March 1984, 79-year-old Hilda Murrell of Shropshire was attacked in her own home by an unseen assailant. Double killer, David McKenzie had already been convicted of the murders of 76-year-old widow Barbara Pinder in 1984 in Battersea and 86-year-old widow Henrietta Osbourne in Chelsea, which had similar hallmarks. McKenzie had confessed to HIlda's murder and several others. But was he a serial killer? Location (Hilda's): Ravenscroft, 52 Sutton Road, Shrewsbuty, SY2, UK, Date: Wednesday 21st of March 1984Victims: Hilda MurrellCulprit: Andrew GeorgeSeven time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA · Instagram· FaceBook· ThreadsSUBSCRIBE via PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us Fan MailThe International Egg Foundation is building an infrastructure of hope across nutritionally disadvantaged regions — and the humble egg is at the center of it.When a teacher reported her students were getting loud, wild, and "naughty" after a school started serving eggs, that complaint was actually proof something was finally working. Children who'd been running on empty now had enough protein to act like kids again.In this episode, Brandon Mulnix sits down with Cassy Price, the first dedicated staff member of the International Egg Foundation (IEF), to unpack how the global egg industry is building sustainable 400 to 1,000-bird farms that turn parents into entrepreneurs while feeding children who need it most.In this episode:The naughty kids story — what a teacher's complaint revealed about nutrition and energyHow IEF builds 400 to 1,000-bird farms that create local entrepreneurs and feed school programsThe Honduras First 1,000 Days of Life program — and how one 400-bird barn became a 3,000-hen operationThe Eswatini breakthrough: hard-boiled eggs preserved for 30 days without refrigeration in extreme heatHow younger leaders and employees can plug into meaningful philanthropy through the egg industryAbout Cassy Price: Cassy Price is the first dedicated staff member of the International Egg Foundation, based in Shropshire, England. She transitioned from the International Egg Commission to lead IEF full time in 2022 and oversees programs across 10 countries.Resources:Cassy Price on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassy-price-98a8b153/International Egg Foundation: https://internationaleggfoundation.orgPrism Controls — farm automation and controls technology for poultry producers: https://www.prismcontrols.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=poultry_leadership&utm_content=ep46The Poultry Leadership Podcast is hosted by Brandon Mulnix, Director of Sales and Marketing at Prism Controls. New episodes every Wednesday.Prism ControlsPrism Controls — Farm automation & controls technology for poultry producers. 45 years of expertise.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Hosted by Brandon Mulnix - Director of Sales - Prism ControlsThe Poultry Leadership Podcast is only possible because of its sponsor, Prism ControlsFind out more about them at www.prismcontrols.com
Thanks to Adrian from Shopshire for this week's pod title - the weather was shite, the performance was shite and the result was shite! Having said all that, a good day out in Shropshire was had by the podcast team and although the playoffs are looking less likely after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Shrewsbury, redemption and hope may be restored with a win on Tuesday at Barrow. The Boundary Park Alert System is sponsored by Pendle Nu Tech. For information on all their fire safety services, click here. Big thanks to Latics fan Sebastian from Pendle Nu Tech for sponsoring the show.You can support the pod by paying a monthly subscription of just £2.99 via this link hereIf you'd like to make a one off donation, you can now also Buy Us A Coffee by clicking hereYou can also support us by visiting our website, subscribing to our mailing list and purchasing from our online shop.Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel to watch the Latics Football Phone In live every Thursday from 8.30pm.BPAS and Latics Football Phone In areKUPOD productions for We Are Oldham - Dedicated Fan Media. Title music is by Manchester DJ and producer Starion find out more here.Laticsmind theme composed, recorded and produced by Matt Berry at King Buzzard Studios in Shaw.
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off.This episode, we'll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings from where Howard is based in a Yorkshire city, and Katie in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we'd love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use.Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 10 April #foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends#lighthearted
Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and Executive Director of the political organization BlackPAC, joins Tavis in studio to give her analysis about the USC debate controversy and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
In this week's episode photographer Perry Ogden takes on our 'Proust Photo Quiz'. The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust. Proust answered the questionnaire in a confession album, a form of parlour game popular at the end of the 1890s. The album, titled An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, etc. was found in 1924 and published in the French literary journal Les Cahiers du Mois. Our 'Proust Photo Quiz' is an adaption of the original text. Perry Ogden Perry Ogden was born in Shropshire, England, grew up in London and now lives in Dublin, Ireland. His photographs have appeared in countless magazines worldwide including Italian Vogue, Luomo Vogue, British Vogue, W, The Face and Arena. He has photographed advertising campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Chloe and Calvin Klein amongst many others. These have supplemented his personal projects including his Pony Kids body of work, which was published by Jonathan Cape/Aperture in 1999. His photographs of the artist Francis Bacon's studio,7 Reece Mews, were published by Thames and Hudson in 2001 and exhibited widely at galleries and museums including The Hugh Lane in Dublin, the Fondation Beyeler in Basle and the Fondation van Gogh in Arles. His first film Pavee Lackeen (The Traveller Girl) premiered in 2005 and won numerous awards around the world including the Satyajit Ray award for Best First Film at the London Film Festival and the Irish Film & Television Award for Best Film. Exhibitions of his work since 2010 include: Inspiration at the Sebastian Guinness Gallery, Dublin, 2010. Twenty at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 2011, a group show celebrating the first twenty-years of the museum and Reined In, 2020, at The National Gallery of Ireland. Ogden's most recent book Paddy & Liam documenting two Traveller brothers Paddy and Liam Doran was published in 2018. In 2019 his 16 minute film FÍ made for the Design and Craft Council of Ireland was screened in Dublin, Paris, Tokyo and New York. A film about Perry's work Skin & Soul:The Life and Work of Perry Ogden was premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in March 2020. www.perryogden.com and www.ifiinternational.ie/film/skin-soul/ Dr.Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photographic career Scott has art directed numerous advertising campaigns, worked as a creative director at Sotheby's, art directed foto8 magazine, founded his own photographic gallery, edited Professional Photographer magazine and launched his own title for photographers and filmmakers Hungry Eye. He founded the United Nations of Photography in 2012, and is now a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, and a BBC Radio contributor. Scott is the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019), and What Does Photography Mean To You? (Bluecoat Press 2020). His photography has been published in At Home With The Makers of Style (Thames & Hudson 2006), Crash Happy: A Night at The Bangers (Cafe Royal Books 2012) and Inside Vogue House: One building, seven magazines, sixty years of stories (Orphans Publishing 2024). His film Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay was premiered in 2018. © Grant Scott 2026
Dotun and Tim are joined by Mark Meadows in Berlin to discuss relegation fears, the shape of the World Cup to come and just how much was a shilling worth? Plus, it's a shirtname delayed, not shirtname denied for Mel in Shropshire.
The moment we entered Shelve Wood we knew it was a perfect place to record. Shropshire is sparsely populated. There's only one B road in the Shelve Wood area. The country lanes carry little traffic, and on the day we were on-location the skies were very often empty of aircraft. These qualities are highly valuable because they allow the delicate natural sound in the environment to reach your eardrums unaffected. Hearing the leaves of one city tree hushing in the wind is a nice thing to experience, but hearing thousands of trees all murmuring together across a huge reverberant natural space is an aural experience that brings nature connection on a completely different level. Shelve Wood is a forest of diverse flora and fauna with mixed fir and deciduous trees. The ecosystem extends over approximately five hundred acres. The ground beneath the trees is intensely absorbent to sound, layer upon layer of fallen pine needles and leaves that must have lain untrodden by the feet of anything larger than the smallest of woodland creatures for decades. It's the physical properties of the trees, their solid trunks, their branches and complex leaf systems that convert the energy of the wind into hearable sound, and over distance form resonant spaces that catch and amplify the calls of the birds. * We made this recording in May 2025. the Lento box recorded within this location alone and non-stop for twelve hours. This one hour segment captures the dawn chorus just after sunrise. At 20 minutes a blackbird sings high up in the tree holding the microphones. Ear-witnessing this at such closeness is only possible using microphones recording alone. Later in the segment a cuckoo enters the forest to mid-left of scene. Capturing the sound of a cuckoo is something that seems almost miraculous to us, although we have noticed over the six years we've been making recordings to share via Radio Lento that hearing cuckoos is not as unusual as we had previously thought. Nonetheless actually capturing the echoing calls of the cuckoo in a reverberant forest at close range and over a long period of time has never been something we have ever been able to achieve, until now. So we thank this cuckoo for singing so sonorously, and for helping us to mark six years of Lento. ** Thank you for listening and for all your support. Every time we tie the Lento box to a tree and press record we think of you the listener, and how through the Lento mics you can be transported through your ears into these richly detailed natural places. *** It's Lento's 6th birthday next weekend. Celebrate by buying us a birthday coffee?
Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off, although according to AI, Katie was on the programme as well! This episode, we'll chat as always about old recipe books, as well as daily happenings up in Howard's home of Yorkshire, and Katie's home in rural Shropshire. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we'd love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review, and please do keep spreading the word. Remember, if we spot you have done just that, we will send you a ‘SAG' (Shackbaggerly Ambassador Gal/Geezer) logo for you to use.Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our email: podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again next time, on Friday 3 April #foodpodcast#podcast#culinaryhistory#foodhistory#easylistening#humour #conversation #friends#lighthearted
Having moved to a rural Shropshire, a mother becomes worried about her teenage son – and why he seems drawn to the copse at Rickett's field.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE RINGERS” by Rebecca Lloyd, 2015. Read with permission.
Lynn Mann is a British author with a long-standing involvement with horses, both personally and professionally. She was inspired to write her first book, The Horses Know, as a result of many years spent in the company of her very special blue-eyed, paint mare, Pie, and then found herself unable to stop writing until she had published another 13. She lives in Shropshire, England, with her husband and dog, and when she isn't writing, she loves to hike in the Shropshire hills.Website: www.lynnmann.co.ukFacebook: www.Facebook.com/lynnmann.authorSend a textSupport the showCan't get enough of the Journey On Podcast & it's guests? Here are two more ways to engage with them. Find exclusive educational content from previous podcast guests which include webinars, course and more: https://courses.warwickschiller.com If you want to meet your favorite podcast guest in person, you can attend our annual Journey On Podcast Summit either in person or via live stream: https://summit.warwickschiller.com Become a Patreon Member today! Get access to podcast bonus segments, ask questions to podcast guests, and even suggest future podcast guests while supporting Warwick: https://www.patreon.com/journeyonpodcastWarwick has over 900 Online Training Videos that are designed to create a relaxed, connected, and skilled equine partner. Start your horse training journey today!https://videos.warwickschiller.com/Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarwickschillerfanpageWatch hundreds of free Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/warwickschillerFollow us on Instagram: @warwickschiller
When a devastating fire consumed the lives of an affluent British family, suspicions arose, pointing fingers at those who knew business tycoon Chris Foster and may have wanted him dead. As detectives sifted through the ashes and debris, they uncovered even more secrets buried within the Shropshire mansion. From hidden affairs and financial troubles to long-buried grudges and shattered dreams, investigators didn't know which direction to look in next until the killer was revealed in the family's own CCTV footage.Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com