Esme Ashcroft
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Political reporter at @BBCGlos and former politics editor for @BristolLive. Hummus lover & Archers geek.
Gloucester, England
Joined October 2010
Our #Budget2024 watch-party is underway in Poppins, Gloucester. Hands up who loves a fiscal event! 🙌 @BBCGlos
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The horrifying moment you put your hand on something wet in the softplay.
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Thoughts on smartphones for children - do your kids have one? Do you ban them? How do you cope with the peer pressure of wanting one? 📱📵☎️
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Parents at the same schools are making pacts not to get their kids phones until they are 14.
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And here he is answering the BIG questions!
Meet your 🆕 leader of Gloucestershire County Council. Conservative councillor Stephen Davies takes over from Mark Hawthorne 🔁 Before we ask the big questions... cheese rolling or shin-kicking? 🧀🦵
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🚨 Confirmed - Conservative, @CllrSDavies, is the new leader of @GlosCC. He takes over from @MarkDHawthorne, who announced his resignation in July. 🚨
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Honourable mention to Keo, winner of the animal of the year award winner - and such a good boy! 🐶
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A real joy to be at the @BBCGlos Make a Difference Awards this afternoon. How lucky we are to live in a community with such caring people. I’m not crying, you are! ❤️
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This is SUCH a wonderful organisation and a very worthy cause -
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Chapter One needs the money to refurbish its new premises so it can carry on doing its "vital" work.
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"You see a lot of drug deals happening, you see a lot of cars pull up and people buying drugs." More below 👇 https://t.co/ke01SvZjay
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The force has launched a new scheme to tackle organised criminal gangs in the county
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The social care projections are stark and scary for #Gloucestershire. Sobering report from @CarmeloGarc1a -
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There is expected to be a sharp rise in demand for residential and nursing care over the next 20 years.
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You can read more here - https://t.co/NZI8KxdJI7 -and listen to Mark Hawthorne talking to @_jonnysmith on @BBCGlos's breakfast show tomorrow morning from 6am. 📻
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Mark Hawthorne will no longer lead Gloucestershire County Council from September.
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Big news in Gloucestershire this morning, Mark Hawthorne, County Council Leader has announced he's stepping down after 14 years at the helm, seeing 6 Prime Ministers over his tenure. Read this fab piece by colleagues @esmeashcroft and @CarmeloGarc1a 👇 https://t.co/0WAPqnytjc
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Mark Hawthorne will no longer lead Gloucestershire County Council from September.
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Conservative Mark Hawthorne has announced his is standing down as leader of @GlosCC after 14 years. He will remain as a councillor, but will not seek re-election in May. More to follow.
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On the way back from Italy we got plucked out of the queue for quick check-in - how lovely. The man at the desk asked when the baby's due. I'm not pregnant. Cue an embarrassing 5 minutes trying to explain that I'm just a bit chunky. Bit of a hit to the old ego!
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Labour candidate, Alex McIntyre, has arrived at the Gloucester count, with his baby!
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There’s a sense that proceedings might be close to wrapping up here in #Gloucester. The ballot papers are in piles and counters are chatting among themselves. Of all the parties, Labour look the most enthused, but will this be reflected in the result?
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No sign yet of Labour’s Alex McIntyre. But so far the biggest upset of the night is the fact the coffee machine has stopped working in the café. #sendhelp
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