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Let’s hear it for @networkrail. Ripping out 25x mature trees on Ryton Willows LNR in Gateshead in the middle of the nesting season We have Tawnies & Buzzards & more raising young in there. They don’t give a *>?k about wildlife do they? @gateshead @Natures_Voice @BBCNEandCumbria

Today on our #blog, environmental communicator @ecogallego warns us about the loss of #Artic sea ice is accelerating and about the serious alterations in the planet’s weather patterns that this would cause. 🌡️🌊 torres.es/en/blog/wine-p…

Been holding my tongue on this one but ahead of London Poppy Day I feel the need to post my thoughts on the RBL. They are part of, and essentially run the Armed forces covenant scheme, one rule of which that vets should get a minimum of an interview if they apply. I’ve applied for several jobs with them…never even been contacted back, never mind interviewed. Speaking of jobs, they have recently employed and Equality and diversity rep who’s role is paid £63K per year!! A waste of vital funds that could be better spent. They are sat on millions of pounds that NEVER gets used to help benefit the very people that need it, but it lines their bank account and makes them look good. I’ve had first hand experience of this when I was a Chairwoman at my local branch. But I want to finish by saying this year they have gone to far when it comes to the Poppy. The Poppy is simple, it’s for everyone, whether u are old, young, girl, boy, black, white, vet or civilian to remember the fallen from conflict. It is inclusive in its very nature by being simple and unique. Having a rainbow LQBT version is taking away from that inclusivity not increasing it. It’s already creating a divide. So this year I WONT be supporting ANYTHING to do with the poppy appeal, like many other veterans. I will always be thankful to those who do go and collect on our behalf but I feel they deserve to know where the money they collect goes too…and sadly, it’s not the people who u think ur collecting for, its lining the pockets of those on big wages employed by the @PoppyLegion

Be careful everyone, this happened in greystones. The lady's daughter was scammed out of €1000, using a QR code that she scanned to pay for parking.

Good to see @majesticwine ceo writing a letter to its customers via email explaining in detail about the dangers of the new alcohol duty regime and how it could result in higher wine prices; less choice; smaller producers not working in the UK risk to future of indy merchants

Jamie Avenell was in the ideal place to take up the wine buying director role at C&C Group across @bibendumwine @MatthewClarkLtd @WalkerWodehouse after 14 years with the company.He explains the group's central buying strategy & reconnecing with customers the-buyer.net/people/supplie…

⁦@MatthewClarkLtd⁩ #thirst. Lots of fun in Bristol yesterday with friends old and new tasting the latest vintages from ⁦@bodegascorral⁩

Quite the article from Juan Carlos Sancha about the current crisis in Rioja. As I know from personal experience, anyone who criticises the status quo is branded an “enemy” of Rioja. The opposite is true.

These wine tasting notes are… Wow:

@RiojaWine Terrible marketing….

Show your date that they’re sitting across from someone with a sophisticated palate. Order a Rioja wine for the table, and bond over the magnificence that awaits in every sip.

@biztradegovuk What a waste of effort

We’ve removed burdensome bottle size restrictions for 900 British wine makers 🍾 And consumers will benefit from improved choice 🙌 Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/new…

Could your life be unrecognisable in just 11 days? Two couples each with a secret, find their lives blown apart by the return of an old friend with a life-or- death proposal. All of them will lose something. And one will lose it all. #PitchBookouture

@RishiSunak Prime Minister. The best way to reduce cancer deaths, in the short term, is to reopen the three Rutherford cancer centres. Capable of helping 20,000 patients a year with some of the most advanced cancer tech in the world. They currently sit empty. A scandalous waste.

Another dry-looking #vineyard in #Rioja, with a hot week on the cards and no rain on the horizon at the moment. Saying that, a damp June probably saved the season (except for the hail in places) and things seem to be maturing steadily at the moment.

A photo that should make everyone responsible hang their heads in shame. A catastrophic failure of government.

The cooling effect of trees 📹 @ecosia twitter.com/davidlois_UNED…

This visualization uses the visual metaphor of a submerged porthole window to observe how far our oceans rose between 1993 and 2022. [NASA, read more: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5114]

Today is a special day: World Tapas Day! 🥳The variety of tapas is enormous and you probably already have your favorites. Which ones do you like the most? 👇#foodsandwinesfromspain #worldtapasday

Today is the Day of La Rioja, the land that saw us born 125 years ago and that we can now proudly say that #ToneleríaMurúa is present in many countries around the world carrying a piece of our culture and history in the form of a barrel. Thank you! 🍷✨🍃 #DondeLateElVino