Professor of Urban Sustainability @SalfordUni | #Urbanag #Guerrillagardening #Cities | Trustee @SFarms_Gardens | @LaticsOfficial fan | #Firstgen
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6 Dec 2025
For some living on the GM border this has resulted in a huge increase in prices to already terrible services @AshleyDalton_MP
@northernassist has confirmed they have now removed advance peak tickets from my station, resulting in daily prices more than doubling @LiveLancs
5 Dec 2025
From Sunday 7 December, on-the-day rail fares in Greater Manchester are getting simpler:
✔️ Just two options – anytime or off-peak
✔️ Single tickets = half the price of returns
✔️ Valid across all operators
This is a key step toward contactless payments and bringing the first rail lines into the #BeeNetwork in Dec 2026... all part of a plan to make our trains, buses, trams and active travel truly connected.
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26 Nov 2025
2 carriage short forming every day @northernassist- timelines show this will be until 2030/31 at least for non-electric lines 🤯
Impossible to encourage a shift to public transit under these conditions!
❌Expensive
❌Overcrowded
❌Unreliable
@AshleyDalton_MP @LordPeterHendy
29 Oct 2025
Genuinely fed up of @northernassist - all services short formed (majority across the network) & the worst I’ve ever seen it - happening for >a year now
Ombudsman case open & my MP has even written to the Transport Secretary it’s that bad @alexhornbyrail
#northernfail
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29 Oct 2025
Genuinely fed up of @northernassist - all services short formed (majority across the network) & the worst I’ve ever seen it - happening for >a year now
Ombudsman case open & my MP has even written to the Transport Secretary it’s that bad @alexhornbyrail
#northernfail
23 Oct 2025
Hey @northernassist just to say you’re doing this daily across our line too, literally every single train now is short formed & only 2 carriages with the same excuse for >a year
Daily complaints & impossible to use the service @AshleyDalton_MP
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Mike Hardman retweeted
4 Sep 2025
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Mike Hardman retweeted
16 Jul 2025
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25 Jun 2025
Good old @northernassist now running daily short formed services (2 instead of 4 carriages) to fiddle on-time numbers
Carnage includes:
- no workable loo on a 2 hour service
- not physically being able to board
- squished passengers
The North needs better!
#Northernfail
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Mike Hardman retweeted
21 May 2025
New open access book: a Research agenda4landscape studies (Elgar). Very pleased to have led chapter 8 on peri urban planning potential with @ProfMikeHardman and @MattKirby_ and also contributed to the final discussion chapter elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o… All chapters free2download.
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Mike Hardman retweeted
20 May 2025
Four(!) permanent positions open within @salforduni Geography & Environmental Management: 1 x Prof. and 1 x Lecturer in Physical Geography, 1 x Senior Lecturer in Geography, and 1 x Lecturer in Occupational Safety & Health. Deadline 12th June, apply at jobs.salford.ac.uk
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Mike Hardman retweeted
25 Mar 2025
Come & work on a project with me! Fab #postdoc role at Uni of Kent on @GreenME_Project , collaborating with @ProfMikeHardman, @ProfPennyCook & myself at Uni of Salford, & 6 other countries!
Nature, wellbeing, GIS, surveys!
Deadline 3rd April!
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Mike Hardman retweeted
10 Feb 2025
Great to see. Thanks to you both @YottiKingsley @MonikaEgerer for bringing us all together. Thanks to my co-authors on the UK Chapter, including @ProfMikeHardman and others who dont have Twitter accounts :-). Look forward to the book coming out soon. @OBU_Psychology
I am excited to share that @MonikaEgerer & I have brought together over 40 authors from around the world in our edited book “Crisis Gardening: A Global Perspective". This fantastic collection will be out in under 6 months. To find out more follow the link: routledge.com/Crisis-Gardeni…
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Mike Hardman retweeted
11 Dec 2024
New report calls for ‘social prescribing fund’
Excited to share Envisaging a Social Prescribing Fund in England by @NASPTweets for long-term funding for social prescribing activities and local communities. Find out more: New report calls for 'social prescribing fund' | NASP
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Mike Hardman retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Artist in Residence programme in collaboration with the RHS Garden Bridgewater and the University of Salford has Launched 🖼️⛲️
Read more here - salford.ac.uk/news/rhs-bridg…
#salforduni
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Mike Hardman retweeted
28 Nov 2024
Check out our amazing Graduate Teaching Assistant PhD Studentships opportunity to explore the use of green/blue social prescribing for Children and Young People. Submit soon to be in with a chance @SocialPrescrib2 @NASPTweets @Pers_Care_Inst contact @DrNicRelph for more info
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Mike Hardman retweeted
18 Nov 2024
Listen to Natur-ally on Spotify - the perfect way to start your week!
Do you have any questions for our guests or any suggestions for our next episodes? Let us know in the comments below 💚
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14 Nov 2024
Aaaaaand stranded again @northernassist, all trains cancelled when footfall is needed for Manchester’s nighttime economy 🤦♂️
Situation is by far the worst I’ve ever seen it @AndyBurnhamGM
#northernfail
6 Nov 2024
Ahhhh 4th day in a row I’m stranded - even the (few) morning trains were half the carriages @northernassist
I repeat again - the North needs better #northernfail
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16 Nov 2024
Stranded again @northernassist - literally a daily occurrence even on a weekend!!!! #northernfail
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13 Nov 2024
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🍅 >4 acre expansion of food growing
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Mike Hardman retweeted
13 Nov 2024
Don't miss Natur-ally our original podcast where we walk you through the wonders of nature for mental health and wellbeing equity!
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6 Nov 2024
Ahhhh 4th day in a row I’m stranded - even the (few) morning trains were half the carriages @northernassist
I repeat again - the North needs better #northernfail
24 Oct 2024
So true! I don’t think I’ve ever seen @northernassist so bad:
- repeated cancellations
- using half the carriages for routes
- long delays
Currently sat on a 2 car (usually 4) rammed service.
The North needs better!
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24 Oct 2024
So true! I don’t think I’ve ever seen @northernassist so bad:
- repeated cancellations
- using half the carriages for routes
- long delays
Currently sat on a 2 car (usually 4) rammed service.
The North needs better!
24 Oct 2024
'This level of service cannot continue' - Andy Burnham slams Northern as 'part-time rail service' over cancellations and Sunday warnings manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
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