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The 'windows open or closed' debate has been 'solved' by a very large fire in a scrapyard in #Nottingham causing a strong smell of burning plastic to be carried in the wind.

Either that or there's a coincidental garden fire close by burning nasty stuff.

The 'windows open or closed' debate has been 'solved' by a very large fire in a scrapyard in #Nottingham causing a strong smell of burning plastic to be carried in the wind.

Either that or there's a coincidental garden fire close by burning nasty stuff.

RE: https://mammut.gogreenit.net/@chewie/116858136268822125

Looking forward to hosting #HacktionLab at #Nottingham #SumacCentre

We'll be providing #'FoodByVeggies, no doubt including #SamosasForSocialChange

Whilst the core days are Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd October you are welcome to stay from Thursday to Sunday.

Visithttps://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=HacktionLab_Autumn_2026 for more information

Also https://sumac.org.uk/event/hacktionlab-autumn-2026/

Supported also by Neds, a @RadicalRoutes Housing #Cooperative_regeneration

RE: https://mammut.gogreenit.net/@chewie/116858136268822125

Looking forward to hosting #HacktionLab at #Nottingham #SumacCentre

We'll be providing #'FoodByVeggies, no doubt including #SamosasForSocialChange

Whilst the core days are Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd October you are welcome to stay from Thursday to Sunday.

Visithttps://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=HacktionLab_Autumn_2026 for more information

Also https://sumac.org.uk/event/hacktionlab-autumn-2026/

Supported also by Neds, a @RadicalRoutes Housing #Cooperative_regeneration

SEND students gain insight into using buses and trams http://dlvr.it/TTMdKB #accessibility #Environment #Network #Nottingham

SEND students gain insight into using buses and trams http://dlvr.it/TTMdKB #accessibility #Environment #Network #Nottingham

🔊Calling #Nottingham. Get yourself down to Speakers Corner on King Street today between 11am-2pm for #SoapboxScience. It's free. It's fun. Awesome science shared by awesome scientists!
#SciComm 👩‍🔬

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o6jsrj76zzv5dxtevcjogpkw/post/3mpqdj5wjkc2e

🔊Calling #Nottingham. Get yourself down to Speakers Corner on King Street today between 11am-2pm for #SoapboxScience. It's free. It's fun. Awesome science shared by awesome scientists!
#SciComm 👩‍🔬

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o6jsrj76zzv5dxtevcjogpkw/post/3mpqdj5wjkc2e

It's #HacktionLab again on the 2nd and 3rd October in #Nottingham

I've been twice. I met some nice people and learnt about some interesting topics - not just IT, but also music and social issues too.

🎟️ are one sale now, and include #Vegan food, done by @Veggies

If you can bring a sleeping bag, there may also be places to stay, but please check on the mailing list.

Visit https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=HacktionLab_Autumn_2026 for more information

There's a mailing list and signal group to join if you have questions.

Edit: can't spell "3rd" 🤦‍♂️
#Activism #

It's #HacktionLab again on the 2nd and 3rd October in #Nottingham

I've been twice. I met some nice people and learnt about some interesting topics - not just IT, but also music and social issues too.

🎟️ are one sale now, and include #Vegan food, done by @Veggies

If you can bring a sleeping bag, there may also be places to stay, but please check on the mailing list.

Visit https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=HacktionLab_Autumn_2026 for more information

There's a mailing list and signal group to join if you have questions.

Edit: can't spell "3rd" 🤦‍♂️
#Activism #

Nottingham neighbours 'annoyed and upset' after Royal Mail postman seen urinating on house

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nottingham-neighbours-annoying-urinating-postman-37373338

Critical incident declared at #Nottingham city hospitals due to unacceptable delays.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0r2e934do

Critical incident declared at #Nottingham city hospitals due to unacceptable delays.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0r2e934do

The bit that you skip #177: The Smiths – How Soon is Now?

A song with a strange lifecycle. Originally a B-side to William it was really nothing, How Soon is Now? carved a place of its own on indie darlings and their mixtapes. A song that you could dance alone to, specially if you were as terminally shy as the narrator. Sonically, it’s a far stride from what The Smiths were peddling. Jangly guitars, tambourine, and a slightly distant mixing now were replaced by studio trickery, tremolos, and a slick production.

Nothing wrong on both styles of The Smiths. They can coexist. The styles, not the band, though.

Always feels weird how so many classic bands like Joy Division, The Beatles, and The Smiths had songs with major appeal that weren’t on albums. Sure, the US edition of Meat is Murder has How Soon is Now? but for the United Kingdom, it was there, sandwiched between William it was really nothing and Please, please, please let me get what I want (at least on the 12 inch edition).

I was too young to “get” The Smiths when they were on radio. And to be honest, I think I was too much into The Cure or Depeche Mode to go for the poetic intimacy of The Smiths. What piqued my interest was Love Spit Love’s deft cover for The Craft, a movie almost all Gen Xer was attracted due to its cast and college radio friendly soundtrack.

Then This is England had Clayhill’s heartwrenching cover of Please Please Please let me get what I want. Then I really paid attention to The Smiths. It finally sink to me its importance. I remember going a few times to The Cookie Club in Nottingham on the gothic night, seeing people happily dancing by themselves listening to great tracks and not a single time was How Soon is Now? spared from being on the playlist.

I’ve mentioned before that you can accumulate a pile of “I’ll listen/read/watch later” stuff in your life and I know it’s unreasonable to believe you’ll be able to consume all of it. But start today, do a little bit. A page or two. An episode or two. Half an hour (or an act). A couple of songs. Never get stuck into a rut, listen to something new today, even if it was released decades ago. You won’t regret expanding your tastes.

-Sam J. Valdés López

https://youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek?si=IF1lYf2SSm_-KpWs

The bit that you skip #177: The Smiths – How Soon is Now?

A song with a strange lifecycle. Originally a B-side to William it was really nothing, How Soon is Now? carved a place of its own on indie darlings and their mixtapes. A song that you could dance alone to, specially if you were as terminally shy as the narrator. Sonically, it’s a far stride from what The Smiths were peddling. Jangly guitars, tambourine, and a slightly distant mixing now were replaced by studio trickery, tremolos, and a slick production.

Nothing wrong on both styles of The Smiths. They can coexist. The styles, not the band, though.

Always feels weird how so many classic bands like Joy Division, The Beatles, and The Smiths had songs with major appeal that weren’t on albums. Sure, the US edition of Meat is Murder has How Soon is Now? but for the United Kingdom, it was there, sandwiched between William it was really nothing and Please, please, please let me get what I want (at least on the 12 inch edition).

I was too young to “get” The Smiths when they were on radio. And to be honest, I think I was too much into The Cure or Depeche Mode to go for the poetic intimacy of The Smiths. What piqued my interest was Love Spit Love’s deft cover for The Craft, a movie almost all Gen Xer was attracted due to its cast and college radio friendly soundtrack.

Then This is England had Clayhill’s heartwrenching cover of Please Please Please let me get what I want. Then I really paid attention to The Smiths. It finally sink to me its importance. I remember going a few times to The Cookie Club in Nottingham on the gothic night, seeing people happily dancing by themselves listening to great tracks and not a single time was How Soon is Now? spared from being on the playlist.

I’ve mentioned before that you can accumulate a pile of “I’ll listen/read/watch later” stuff in your life and I know it’s unreasonable to believe you’ll be able to consume all of it. But start today, do a little bit. A page or two. An episode or two. Half an hour (or an act). A couple of songs. Never get stuck into a rut, listen to something new today, even if it was released decades ago. You won’t regret expanding your tastes.

-Sam J. Valdés López

https://youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek?si=IF1lYf2SSm_-KpWs

Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/25/bodies-nottingham-nhs-trust-mortuary-advanced-deterioration-inspectors #Nhs #Nottingham #Pregnancy #DeathAndDying #Hospitals #Society #UkNews #Health #England

Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/25/bodies-nottingham-nhs-trust-mortuary-advanced-deterioration-inspectors #Nhs #Nottingham #Pregnancy #DeathAndDying #Hospitals #Society #UkNews #Health #England

This week only: "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" by Dario Fo & Franca Rame; adapted by Tom Basden

At Lace Market Theatre #Nottingham . 22-27th June 2026

"...the madness feels more relevant than ever"

"50 years later this play is still important. From Stephen Lawrence to Sarah Everard, from environmental protest to Black Lives Matter, the secret state police are still amongst us."

https://lacemarkettheatre.co.uk/LaceMarketTheatre.dll/WhatsOn?f=6983895

Search everywhere for #Spycops

Zionist Alert

University of #Nottingham (UoN)is welcoming Israeli Occupation Forces terrorists to the campus ‼️

Belarus and Russia are banned yet "Israel" is allowed to play at a World Sporting event at UoN

📅 THIS SUNDAY 28th JUNE
🕐 11am
📍Nottingham Hockey Centre, NG7 2PS

REJECTION THE NORMALISATION OF GENOCIDE

CLEAR YOUR DIARIES.
LETS GO
🇵🇸🎤🔈

‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/24/horrific-maternity-care-failings-at-nottingham-nhs-trust-prompt-calls-for-public-inquiry #Nhs #Nottingham #Hospitals #Women #Health #WomensHealth #UkNews #Society #Midwifery

BiCon
#bisexual - #bi - #pan - #queer - flexible - curious - questioning - fluid ...
Whatever words you use, #BiCon is for you
What: A mix of serious and silly sessions plus socialising for bi+ people, friends & allies
When: Fri 21st-Sun 23rd Aug
Where: Nottingham Girls' High School, Arboretum St. #Nottingham NG 4JB
#England #Britain #UK #Event #LGBTQ
Sliding scale tickets £15-£65
https://2026.bicon.org.uk/
BiCon: explicitly trans inclusive for 30+ years. It's not up for debate!

Content warning: this statement includes a testimony from one of our Nottingham Green Party members which some may find distressing.

#OckendenReview #NUH #Nottingham #NHS #GreenParty

Statement on the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) Ockenden Review Findings - Nottingham Green Party
https://nottingham.greenparty.org.uk/2026/06/23/statement-on-the-nottingham-university-hospitals-nhs-trust-nuh-ockenden-review-findings/

Nottingham maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/24/nottingham-maternity-care-scandal-review-key-findings #Nhs #Pregnancy #WomensHealth #Hospitals #Midwifery #Health #Nottingham #England #UkNews #Society #Women

More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/24/donna-ockenden-report-mothers-babies-died-harmed-nottingham-nhs-trust #Nottingham #Nhs #UkNews #England #Hospitals

Ockenden report live: largest maternity review in NHS history to be published https://www.theguardian.com/society/live/2026/jun/24/ockenden-maternity-review-nottingham-university-hospitals-trust-nhs-latest-news-updates #Nhs #Midwifery #Health #Society #Nottingham #UkNews

University Metrics (TikTok) -- surprising findings? #HigherEd #EduSky #EdChat #Leeds #Manchester #Glasgow #Oxford #Salford #Ca,bridge #Bath #Chichester #Liverpool #London #Westminster #Hull #Nottingham #Warwick #Bristol #Durham #Brunel #university #students nonsensical.agency/best-univers...

Top UK Universities On TikTok ...

Tonight's #Nottingham #Walkabout will be meeting at the Left Lion, old market Square at 6pm. Then it will be a very gentle stroll to a pub somewhere that has no football.

@Extelec

#nottingham #walkabout #nottswalkabout

Update.

We're finally doing it - excited that snailman vs spiderwoman due to hit the streets of Nottingham come October 🐌👫🕷️
#Nottingham #snail #spider

#nottingham #warhammer #Gamesworkshop

Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/22/nottingham-nhs-maternity-scandal-ockenden-report #Nhs #Hospitals #Nottingham #WomensHealth #Health #Society #England #UkNews

The bit that you skip #170: Tomandandy – Post Suicide

“I feel like the ghost of a total stranger” –

Back in september of 2002, I was adjusting to life in Nottingham. It was a weird feeling, as I always wanted to live on my own and the idea of living in England fascinated me since I was a child.

Those first days were strange. Getting crammed into a bus at Heathrow, driving up North on the M1, then arriving at the campus, with brisk weather around us. First we had to stay on campus, as the accommodation wasn’t assigned yet. We stayed on the old dorm rooms, surrounded by massive trees with red, yellow and green leaves. It was more than what I expected, even if the installations did show their age. Hey, I guess I enjoy cold showers more than everyone else.

Being an international student is like a clean slate. Nobody knows you, you meet people from everywhere in the world, and you’re richer for it. Once we got assigned our rooms, outside of campus, things felt weird.

I got a room on the first floor of Albion House, on Beeston. It was a stone throw’s from the bustling shopping area and close to two good bus ranks. Kebabs were decent, and Poppa Pizza always filled out your Belly. I remember buying a postcard for Alivón, a person I still hold dear to this day, as her birthday was near and the fairy motif was something she fancied.

It was on one of those strolls that a copy of Hot Dog magazine caught my eye. The newsagent/offlicence was the “to go” place for the late party crowd, where they would buy WKD, Smirnoff ice, or whatever alcopop they fancied. Me? Just a beer or a J20. Maybe a Tango. Nothing fancy, I had to stay on budget. That said, Hot Dog magazine had Shannyn Sossamon on the cover. She was the “it girl” on those heady days after the turn of the millenium, and I wondered what new film was she in.

The film was Rules of Attraction, an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ raucous book. Mary Harmon’s adaptation of American Psycho had rattled some cages, and now it was the turn of Killing Zoe’s Roger Avary to adapt Easton Ellis. I kinda liked American Psycho, especially Bale’s cold, almost reptilian demeanor, but it really lacks a lot of the book, and I can’t forgive the film for missing “this is not an exit”. Weird enough, my first experience with an Easton Ellis adaptation was Less than zero, with Andy McCarthy and Robert Downey Jr. A high school counselor made us watch the film as a sort of anti-drug campaign on school. Honestly, I think she didn’t want to teach a couple of days. I loved the flick and the story, but never got around to read the book until later.

So, Rules of attraction. The article went on long about Sossamon’s experiences filming, and how Theresa Wayman’s grueling suicide scene was tough on everyone. Years later I would find out she was on Warpaint, a band I truly love and managed to interview for another website.

The movie came out on 2023 in the UK and somehow I managed to sneak some time from my MSc to catch it in the cinema. Usually when I had to leave some stuff autoclaving on the lab. When I came back to continue my master’s degree work at the lab, I felt drained. Avary managed a good adaptation of Easton Ellis. It’s not perfect, and I agree with Hot Dog’s take on the book being difficult to adapt. That article had a small subsection of books that would make great films but would be a pain to adapt. The Wasp Factory and Dead Air, both by Iain Banks were on top of the list. So I became a fan of Banks too. Result!

Tomandandy knock it out of the park with their score. I was already a fan of them due to the eerie compositions they pulled in The Mothman Prophecies, and they bring that horror atmosphere to the nightmarish situations Sean Bateman, Lauren Hynde, and Paul Denton get themselves into. Rewinds, dance beats, overprocessed vocals, it’s all there. Kip Pardue’s droll narration for his European Vacation while frantic house music plays tells you everything you need about his dastardly, fiendish behaviour.

The suicide scene is when the story really turns. Lauren gets a horrible dose of reality, Sean Bateman shrugs it off, and we, the audience, want to stop it, but a decision was made. Harry Nilsson’s Can’t live fades with her last breath, and Lauren’s shocking discovery is juxtaposed with a simple guitar and bass track that needs no bell and whistles to discomfort you. There’s something strange in the song, lurking, and you never quite know what it is.

That scene in particular made me think a lot about people I knew. Two people I knew went that route, and one survived, but with lasting psychological troubles. A decade or so later, three more people I knew took that route, and Tomanandy’s song instantly when I heard the news.

It’s tough writing about suicide because I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected by it, whether it was a close friend or something more. It’s the quiet monster we neglect to talk about, even if it’s in the back of people we love and care about.

Love your friends and your closed ones. You never truly know what’s going on. And if you see them struggle, talk to them. Even just a quick talk over coffee or tea can help.

-Sam J. Valdés López

PS: Here’s a link for Samaritans. They are amazing people.

https://youtu.be/jB9uzAGVGZw?si=9o_gghNIQ8w3cACE