Labour councillor for Uphill ward on North Somerset Council, Trade Unionist, art and music enthusiast, birder. Also on Bluesky https://xitter.cf/t.co/Jwm6IeljbZ
Weston-super-Mare, England
Joined March 2019
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone.
Projection location: Slough, UK
(Narrated by Gavin Esler)
Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report finds itv.com/news/2026-10-20/matt…
Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
See the Reform UK ITV documentary here:
youtu.be/mp4hV7MALTg
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts and culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @_CFTA's petition urging @AndyBurnham to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Please join me: campaignforthearts.org/petit…
I just wrote to @GreggsOfficial CEO Roisin Currie CBE to stop the redundancies at Greggs.
📈Shareholder dividends up
📈CEO pay up
📈Stores expanding
🖊️Write your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/wr…
#BakeJobsNotCuts #BFAWU
Really enjoyed going on the bat walk in Weston woods this evening. Saw and heard lots of bats and learnt a lot about them.
@batreslab
Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
‘Undercover inside Reform UK: ITV finds extreme racist views and language’.
The racist reality of Reform UK.
A party that claims to represent working people but really wants to divide & rule.
Back handers, corruption & racism all in one package.
itv.com/watch/news/undercove…
Great to talk to lots of organisations helping people stay healthy at today's Healthy Libraries event in Weston including @NorthSomersetC @Alliance_Homes
BBC News - Birnbeck Pier: What to expect when it finally reopens in 2027 - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g…
Today is the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street where the people of East London forced back the march of Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts. They shall not pass.
Please sign the petition calling on the government to show up for public services in the budget #WeShowUp action.unison.org.uk/page/20…
Please give your views on the future of play in your area by completing these surveys:
linktr.ee/WestonsuperMareTow… and for children and young people under 16: surveymonkey.com/r/M8RTZ9C
Looking just a bit wet while delivering my ward newsletter this morning on Bleadon Hill! Thanks to Jason and Simon @WSMLabour
North Somerset UNISON are hosting a Cost of Living Support event in the Fridge of Free Stuff space in the Sovereign Centre in W-s-M. Saturday 26th September between 12pm until 4pm.
Very sad news.
theguardian.com/books/2026/s…
Pride in Place Bournville, Coronation, Potteries and Oldmixon - a £20 million investment over 10 years. Find out more at:
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