Has your child just started Year 6 at primary school? If so, they will start secondary school in September 2026. During September and October most secondary schools will be holding open afternoons & evenings, so you can get a feel for the school. orlo.uk/u71X4

Leigh Halfpenny signs for Welsh club in surprise announcement walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/ru…

America has its problems at the moment, but we shouldn’t forget that its fans shouting “in the hole” after every golf shot remains one of them. #RyderCup

The replies to this are excellent

My toon for ⁦The Spectator⁩ #LibDems #EdDavey #stunts

“i was unemployed for two days, and i cleaned my house seven times and applied for a tesco clubcard” NIKITA 😭😭😭😭 #strictly

I’m a big fan of swerving around a pothole or some debris in the road, then looking in my mirror to see if the driver behind me does the same. Big fan of that.

Brilliant! Jonathan Tarplee

Just got off the middle doors of TfL Number 1 bus at Grange Road, absent-mindedly without saying cheers to the driver, and now I can’t shake the feeling of guilt (so am tweeting this to Go-Ahead London in a desperate attempt at redemption) 😬

"I'd gone straight, but it's time for one last fackin' job lads"

So very sorry to hear that the lovely Dame Jane Goodall has died. She was a charming, hugely intelligent person who achieved so much both in science and in teaching us to think about our world. A sad, sad loss.

📣 #WMRNEW - Tree blocking the line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury 🟠 Services maybe delayed or cancelled 🚌 Rail replacement services have been ordered ℹ️ For Delay Repay click here: orlo.uk/LQRAf

Firefighters have tackled a major blaze that broke out at the vacant Oxon Priory pub at Shelton in Shrewsbury on Monday evening. shropshirelive.com/news/2025/10/0…

Stupidly, I left my phone, credit cards & railway ticket in the Uber that delivered me to London Marylebone station tonight. A young chap at a station shop let me use his phone several times. Result: the driver brought my phone etc back to me within an hour. Good old London.

#TravelByTrain – Vale of Rheidol Railway autumnal expedition edition. I recommend a trip up here, into these Ceredigion hills.

Harvest Festival Gifts The gifts are to be shared between the Food Bank and The Shrewsbury Ark . The following list of items includes some of the things that are used most often that you could consider donating. Coffee, hot chocolate, baked beans, tinned tomatoes, sweet cereals

BREAKING: I understand former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins - serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences - has been murdered in Wakefield jail. More on Channel 4 News shortly

🏆🚉#WorldCupOfStations is back! For #Railway200, Alice Loxton & I have shortlisted 20 stations (from many nominations) which have changed lives across Britain in extraordinary ways. To vote for your favourite, visit Rail Delivery Group’s site until Friday: raildeliverygroup.com/worldcupofstat…

World Cup of Stations raildeliverygroup.com/our-services/c…

Press launch of Chiltern Railways new trains today, I’m riding this one to Brum: 13 of these excellent Mk5 trains are replacing 5 current Mk3 sets = 12,000 more seats per week (I should even see some from my local station, Haddenham, where a Mk3 set is a very rare treat!)