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Kevin Osborne

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2 months

Promoted by Pauline Markham on behalf of Kevin Osborne, both at 14 Mary Street, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0HB.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 months

Tonight on #HIGNFY @Feargal_Sharkey took less than a minute to say what millions across the world have wished for in the Middle East for decades. I hope and pray those in a position to make it happen make it happen. Thank you Feargal for sharing your dream. You are a good man.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Brassed Off; A Miner Masterpiece. 26 years old today.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

This is my ward colleague @paulinemarkham1 . She was assaulted yesterday by a stranger who attacked her because she is a councillor. Aged 68, 5'2" and 8 stone wet through, Pauline will recover; she's made of Barnsley. Her attacker however will always be a cowardly little shit

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Kevin Osborne

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@Bobby_Gant There's a Go Fund Me page already set up on his behalf but he's not named.

giving something back to the kid who was mugged, organized by Steven Titoortizeard O'brien

I’m guessing a few folk have seen that shocking video of that… Steven Titoortizeard O'brien needs your support for giving something back to the kid who was mugged

www.gofundme.com

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Kevin Osborne

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'Brassed Off'. A Miner masterpiece. 24 years old today.

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Kevin Osborne

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When Barnsley made the best balls in the world. Factory shut in 2002, now made in the Philippines. #Wimbledon

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Just witnessed a magical act of human kindness. Whilst waiting in the queue at Goldthorpe @AldiUK , woman in front was causing a slight delay in paying. Looked like she was paying for what looked like basic shopping items with a load of copper coins.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

No it don't. Orgreave took place on 18th June. As a proud member of Houghton Main Miners' Welfare Sports and Social Club (Member #4 ) may I politely suggest you obtain a calendar and find another bandwagon to jump on.

Momentum 🌹

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5 years

Today marks 35 years since striking miners were brutalised by 6,000 police officers at Orgreave. Miners were struck by mounted officers and attacked with batons in a grotesque act of state violence. Solidarity with the victim's families who are still campaigning for justice.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Catching flytippers in the act. (video: Andrea Good)

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Kevin Osborne

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@BrianSm11411402 It's from a security camera

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Kevin Osborne

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7 years

@rsiereilly Should get thier eyes tested.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

When bored in Matalan..

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Kevin Osborne

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1 year

A flock of rare sheep at @CannonHallFarm have had an accidental makeover after rubbing their heads on red paint on their feeders - leaving them with a bright pink hair do.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

If pop stars, actors and sport stars can get a gong from the Queen for just doing thier job then folk like Michelle deserve thanks and recognition for doing stuff like that. @AldiUK you have a diamond in Goldthorpe. Let her shine

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

Wow! Thanks Santa. He's only gone and given me the Nimbus 2000 of litterpickers: The Litter Picker Pro Extra. Look out #tossers , here we come.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

Collected four bags of litter in and around Middlecliffe today. As we were picking a driver decided to add their own tribute. Purchased at 16:18 from @KFC_UKI Peel Street, Barnsley, order no 7049, served by Blade. How about it KFC, you must have video footage of this #tosser ?

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

@glasgowmurphy @AnneMcGuire97 Tories? At a bus stop?

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Brassed Off was released 25 years ago this week, with Pete Postlethwaite's speech worth the admission on its own. "If this lot were seals or whales, you'd all be up in bloody arms..."

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

@JayMitchinson @JPritchard_TYP

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4 years

Arrests made following town centre mugging

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Dear @McDonaldsUK If you're prepared to use vehicle number plates to speed up your ordering system why not find a way to place number plates on your packaging to deter those who litter your packaging across our countryside? Your 'litter patrols' are simply not working.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Barnsley folk talk straight.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Cathill Roundabout in Darfield.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Goldthorpe appears to have its own Banksy.

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Kevin Osborne

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10 months

When Barnsley made the best balls in the world. Factory shut in 2002, now made in the Philippines. #Wimbledon @BBCSport #BBCtennis #barnsleyisbrill

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Kevin Osborne

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11 months

Barnsley is buzzing. Dear Twitteratti if you've never been to my town you're missing something. Our town may be built on coal but it's also built on this.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

And here's Aldi's response. Perfect.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

I agree. Not enough Is being done to support those trapped between work and unemployment. Universal Credit still isn't working. @AldiUK this cashier is an absolute credit to your organisation. She doesn't just deserve a bouquet. She's deserving of a lot more.

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Kevin Osborne

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1 year

24 years ago today the National Minimum Wage was introduced by Tony Blair's @UKLabour Government despite fierce opposition. The next Labour Government will build on this legacy, delivering for working people; building a better Britain.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 years

144 dead. 28 adults, 116 children. May they rest in peace.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Thank you Michelle.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

Say what they mean in Barnsley. Darfield #LabourDoorstep

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Dear Minnie, I hope you enjoyed your birthday. You'll really enjoy playing with your new Barbie, Elsa and My Little Pony in your fantastic dolls house. Its pity that your dad decided to share your empty boxes and his insurance renewal with us here in Little Houghton. #tosser

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

On the eve of #AlevelResultsDay2022 a teacher friend of mine posted this. The words came from the heart and reflects the very best of our education system. I wanted to share it with you today because I think these words matter.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

Four bags of plastic debris collected from the bank of the River Dearne this morning, left by the receding swollen river. One wonders how much more is left to pollute our waterways. We really are a nation of tossers, aren't we?

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

The Christmas Eve queue outside Britain's best pork pie manufacturer: Percy Turner of Jump, Barnsley. Even has his own Facebook appreciation page: Photo courtesy Craig Dyson

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

#cabinetreshuffle Here's a picture of some rearranged deckchairs on the Titanic.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 months

©I-Yorkshire

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Jack Charlton at Barrow Colliery, Worsbrough, Barnsley. 6th October 1983.

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Kevin Osborne

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7 years

Nearly 3,000 staff at Monarch. For me it's just a cancelled holiday. For them it's thier future. No ATOL protection for a job.

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Kevin Osborne

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1 year

This road sign always niggled me every time I walked past. Today I took a wet sponge.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Parkway Cinema in Barnsley has a special request. Hunting a vintage bike that's still registered in the UK. Can you help?

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

When Emily was born she changed my world. 18 years later she's just achieved four A grade A levels with an A* in Politics and is going to study Politics and International Relations at Exeter University. That means she's probably going to change your world too.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

GOTCHA! This man was in a bit of a hurry to leave the scene of this flytipping incident in Barnsley. Didn't wish to chat to me about environmental crime and how dumping waste in my community won't be tolerated.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

You can see KES on Talking Pictures (Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306, Virgin 445) at 9.00pm this evening. A work of fiction that many believe is a documentary given its realism. It's a tough watch but one that will remain with you for life.

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Kevin Osborne

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10 months

Have a good #WimbledonFinal Thérèse. Meanwhile sewage pours into the River Dearne for 40 days non-stop. Enjoy your drink.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Total harmony within the Town Hall chamber today as @BarnsleyCouncil welcomed South African @TuksCamerata choir to Barnsley. Shows what can happen when one voice joins others in synchronicity. Totally spellbinding, they are a credit to their nation.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

@PeoplesMomentum No it don't. Orgreave took place on 18th June. As a proud member of Houghton Main Miners' Welfare Sports and Social Club (Member #4 ) may I politely suggest you obtain a calendar and find another bandwagon to jump on.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 months

To my London & the South East twitteratti followers; Here we have a pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord served in Houghton Main Miners' Welfare with a side order of banter, politics and good natured humour. The beer is £3.00, everything else comes free.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Applied some TLC to the Dearne Valley Colliery marker today. Strimmed grass, washed stone and touched up the inscription.

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Kevin Osborne

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11 months

On this day in 1975 two hundred men went underground to work at Houghton Main. Five didn't come home. They were the human price paid for our nation’s coal Irvin Larkin Richard Bannister Arnold Williamson Raymond Copperwheat Leonard Baker May they rest in peace.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

KES on telly tonight. 9.00pm on Talking Pictures, Freeview channel 82. It's a work of fiction but Barnsley folk regard it as a documentary. Subtitles available.

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Kevin Osborne

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8 years

That speech

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

What you see: McDonald's litter What I see: A company reluctant to place car registration numbers on their drive 'thru' receipts. Just this one small action could have such a big impact on managing your customers behaviour.

McDonald's UK

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3 years

What you see: What I see:

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Kevin Osborne

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6 months

Most elected councillors have received this round robin letter. My stance on this is crystal clear; I will never add my name to an initiative which is clearly designed to lead to targeted harassment of local councillors (of any political colour). That's not how I do my politics.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

2nd litter pick of the weekend, this time in my home village of Middlecliffe, picking up 8 bin bags of litter thrown into hedgerows by passing motorists. One thing I've learnt about these litterbugs; They may consume vast amounts of energy drinks but are still ignorant tossers.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

There's nothing like an election to make you feel humble. I'm incredibly honoured to be chosen to represent my community and I'm determined to do things the right way. Thank you to everyone who voted and especially those who have put their trust in me. I wont let you down

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Little Park Woods on the outskirts of Great Houghton. A true carpet of bluebells.

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Kevin Osborne

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8 years

'Brassed Off' 20 years young today. "...If this lot were seals or whales, you'd all be up in bloody arms" Pete Postlethwaite. RIP

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Kevin Osborne

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7 years

#HS2 attitude towards public consultation.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 months

Yorkshire Water say there isn't a water leak on School Street in Darfield. My little rubber ducky says otherwise.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Yorkshire Pudding as starter. The South will never understand.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

#boatrace2019 just like Tory party politics. Two teams of posh blokes competing to see who can go backwards the quickest.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 months

You're wrong James. Your unrequested email hinted that those who refused to sign would appear on a list. I don't subscribe to that kind of politics. It's the politics of the bully, and that's not how I play the game. Enjoy the social media sunshine whilst it lasts.

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⚠️Councillors for a Ceasefire Update ⚠️ The cross-party support for our statement has been overwhelming, including councillors from Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Green, SNP, SDLP and independents. Thank you. If you wish to add your name, please respond to this email…

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Enid Blyton's unpublished manuscript discovered in Rochdale.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 years

I have to say @BarnsleyCouncil , @letouryorkshire and the people of Barnsley have done the town proud. 40 broadcasters screening to 190 countries. An estimated 200 million people now know #barnsleyisbrill . Well done to all connected with this

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Kevin Osborne

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6 years

@SocialDemSheff @ThangamMP 'Activists' who won't knock on a door to talk to voters but will gladly go on a demo, wave a flag and shout at them

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

On this day in 1886 , ten miners died at Houghton Main, when the cage was overwound into the headgear, snapping the rope (5 inch thick) and sending the cage back down the shaft, 1,600 ft to the bottom. The price of coal. RIP

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

A comic touch by Dundee Council

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Kevin Osborne

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1 year

“A genius. A saviour. But he was also autistic and gay. So we betrayed him.” BBC Two said ' @ChrisGPackham 2019 speech about #Icons winner Alan Turing might just make you cry'. I don't disagree. #LGBTHistoryMonth

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Refreshingly honest reply to online criticism over gritting by @BarnsleyCouncil .

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Danny's speech. Apparently Pete Postlethwaite kept what he was going to say secret so the reactions you see are real. @GrimethorpeBand played second fiddle (if you can have a fiddle in a brass band) to this finale. The art of true politics.

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Kevin Osborne

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@cocteau8 @realDonaldTrump

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

The opening of a horse chestnut conker releases the inner child.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Great response for @simonlightwood and @UKLabour on the Wakefield #labourdoorstep in Wakefield this morning. It's clear local folk are totally fed up with the Tories as they plan to #VoteLabour on Thursday 23rd.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

2nd litter pick of the weekend. Cleaned up old miner's path and Doncaster Road. My thinking is that local folk might be inspired to clean up their own patch and that by promoting this on social media some folk might realise how antisocial dropping litter is.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

#RIPJack

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Jack Charlton at Barrow Colliery, Worsbrough, Barnsley. 6th October 1983.

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Kevin Osborne

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1 year

Joined the picket line at Barnsley Jobcentre this morning in solidarity with members of @pcs_union as they strike. Having previously served as a civil servant I know how hard the frontline workers toil to keep the machinery of government moving. They deserve our full support.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 years

Arthur Scargill, Charlie Williams, Dorothy Hyman and Brian Glover walked into a bar. And it's not a joke. A 1976 view of Barnsley including @BarnsleyFC , Tommy Taylor and Barnsley Main. If you're from Barnsley (or love it) you have to watch this:

Watch It's No Joke Living in Barnsley - BFI Player

Barnsley-born actor Brian Glover returns to his Yorkshire hometown in this RTS-winning portrait of 1970s working-class northern life.

player.bfi.org.uk

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

I popped into another store and purchased the best bouquet I could find. I returned to the store and managed to just catch the cashier as she was leaving. I thanked her again. She said not enough was being done to help working people and she did what she thought was right.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

This is John. He spent a few hours clearing up mud from the old road between Cathill and Broomhill. He says he does it for exercise but I think I does it because he's a great bloke who cares about his community. Thank you John.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Breaking mirror = 7 years bad luck. Leaving your address in the flytipping = priceless.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

This is Emily. She's my daughter. She is about to attend her school leavers 'prom' . I know I may be a wee bit biased but in my opinion she is beautiful. So there.

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Kevin Osborne

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7 years

A national poll in 1998 looked at which place the fewest people want to leave. #Barnsley won it. They needed a poll?

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

It's a year since my heart attack where I experienced the best that our emergency services and @SheffieldHosp could offer. Since then I've have 11 follow up appointments, been through heart rehabilitation and taken over 3,000 tablets. Thank you @NHSuk from the bottom of my heart.

Kevin Osborne

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Over 30 different staff helped me this week from paramedics, cleaners, porters, doctors, radiologists, nurses and surgeons. Proof that you can mend a broken heart. Thank you #NHS , I'll try not to break it again.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 months

Proud and humbled to announce that I've been selected as the @UKLabour candidate for Darfield Ward for the local elections in May next year. I'm determined to continue working alongside my Labour colleagues to build a better Barnsley.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

This is the daily experience of rail commuters across South Yorkshire and the North. Overcrowded aged Pacer units that @northernassist promised would be gone by the end of 2019. They now plan to renege on that promise. Its about time they are stripped of the franchise.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 months

Barnsley @UKLabour out on the #Labourdoorstep this morning in Hoyland, supporting Sherry Holling, Labour's prospective candidate for Rockingham ward at the local elections on May 2nd. #VoteLabour 🌹🌹🌹

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

I am proud to have been selected to stand as the @UKLabour candidate for my home ward of Darfield at the May local elections!🌹 #ForTheManyNotTheFew

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

Dear flytipping #tosser . Let's hope leaving your new fridge paperwork behind when you dump means you'll spend some time in the cooler.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Pete Postlethwaite revealed later that he hadn't told his fellow actors what what would be in his speech. Their reactions are unrehearsed. He spoke for a generation of miners and pit villages across our community. He spoke from his heart.

Kevin Osborne

@skinoverbone

2 years

Brassed Off was released 25 years ago this week, with Pete Postlethwaite's speech worth the admission on its own. "If this lot were seals or whales, you'd all be up in bloody arms..."

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Kevin Osborne

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9 months

Will the owner of YT67 EUB please contact Mr Deacon Barstow as it appears you drove into his car at the Cross Keys in Darfield on the 2nd August 2023. Pop in the pub and leave your details. You might also consider going to Specsavers as well.

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Today I learned of the passing of a digital & analogue friend to that bastard cancer. Beautiful, sassy, clever, opinionated and caring, she was more than a collection of adjectives. She blew through a room like a hurricane, making time for everyone she met. RIP Tracey Cheetham.

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Kevin Osborne

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6 months

***BREAKING GUINEA PIG NEWS*** Guinea Pig has been safely returned to owner.

Kevin Osborne

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6 months

Never a dull moment in the life of a Councillor. Called in by a resident to capture a guniea pig on the loose close to Middlecliffe Mews. Currently under protective custody at Jane's shop. If its yours come and pick it up.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

When Goldilocks came to Barnsley.

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Kevin Osborne

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5 years

Standing room only on the 16:48 Leeds to Sheffield @northernassist service, a Class 144 train built 32 years ago. *21st century commuting. *1980's rolling stock. *Customer service from the Middle Ages. This is the reality of the Northern Powerhouse for 000's on a daily basis.

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Kevin Osborne

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2 years

Shocking to see damage to the Barnsley Pals' Somme Centenary Artwork in Churchfields. Vandalism such as this shames our town and I urge anyone with information as to the identity of those responsible to inform @syptweet . Barnsley is and will be better than this

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Kevin Osborne

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4 years

Conducted litterpick outside @ASOS distribution warehouse in Little Houghton this morning and then presented reception with a bag of litter for disposal.

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Kevin Osborne

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3 years

A quiet stillness descends on Little Houghton this evening, the snow soundproofing the countryside with a blanket of silence.

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