My Swedish father met my British mother while serving with the UN Police in Cyprus so as well as being important in keeping the peace it's an important part of my family history too

Finally, my doctors surgery allows you to book an appointment online. Today when I tried to do it I discovered that on Tuesdays the service is only available between 8am and 12 noon!

Well deserved recognition for St Luke's Hospice Sheffield which fits with the experience I had with my Dad. BBC News - Kind and caring staff help hospice gain top rating bbc.com/news/articles/…

If you're still looking for a Christmas present for someone interested in Sheffield history then a gift voucher for Kelham Island Walks (redeemable against any walk) are available for £10 online

Things I like to do when I have lots of time off work: visit museums & galleries, go to the library, go to bookshops, visit places by train. Things that are shut when I have lots of time off between Xmas & NY: local museums/galleries, libraries, 2ndhand bookshops, railway lines.

Time to plan my trip to Trieste and Slovenia. This historic tram stopped working almost soon as I discovered it was a thing and added it to my list of must do overseas trips

Listened to my first 5 songs for #Eurovision2025 - Albania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Montenergo and Spain. The only stand out is Luxembourg #LUX. Love the link to Eurovision history and quite catchy. I've yet to find a winner though

Next few #Eurovision2025 . Slovenia is earnest but dull. Finland and Malta I hate but I think will get to the final. Finland especially is powerful but not my thing at all but I won't be surprised if it's a contender

This is totally true for me!

I'm all in favour of people registering to vote but it seems odd that Electoral Commission is spending money on billboards promoting voter registration by 11 April in places that don't have elections this year

Nice visit today to the newly displayed portrait room at Sheffield Museums Graves Gallery in Sheffield. Lovely to see some Anders Zorn on display, which is a rare thing in the UK but he's one of Sweden's top artists and I never knew Sheffield had any in it's art collection

This deserves to do really well at #Eurovision. Traditional, modern and memorable. Is this Albania's year? youtu.be/Sfvb761EEcM?si…

As The Masters golf draws to a close, a reminder that the trophy, a model of the club house in Augusta, was made in 1959/60 by Sheffield firm James Dixon & Sons. To date, there's only been two English winners, and one of those is Sheffielder Danny Willett

This week, our #CommunityRail members are running workshops, confidence trips, exhibitions, guided walks, station open days, cycle rides and so much more. Find out what’s happening in your area this #CommunityRailWeek 👇 #Railway200 Rail Delivery Group communityrail.org.uk/events-and-cam…

Last night I passed 4 Jack the Ripper walking tours on the way to my hotel in Spitalfields. Tonight I passed 9. So even though they're increasingly criticised for glorifying violence against women they're still doing good business #walkingtours #londontours

For all the benefits of public ownership of the railways, there have also been successful aspects to privatisation and one of those was the massive improvement to c2c services, which has now become one of the first to be renationalised

#WorldCupOfStations is BACK for #Railway200! Nominate a UK railway station which has changed your life – or that of someone else. Maybe it’s a story of how a whole town’s direction shifted; or perhaps it’s more personal to you. Tell us your fave story here:raildeliverygroup.com/our-services/c…

I may have to accept I will never visit any of the popular places at Open House London as yet again the booking website kept crashing and by the time it worked everything was fully booked. So frustrating when it's one of my favourite events of the year #openhouselondon

If you have wondered why trans people (and many others) were so upset by the supreme court ruling earlier this year, this article from Sarah Brown explains it well: libdemvoice.org/why-are-uk-tra…