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Esme Ashcroft

@esmeashcroft

Political reporter at @BBCGlos and former politics editor for @BristolLive. Hummus lover & Archers geek.

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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.


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? 📱📵☎️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


Tewkesbury's 'bridge to nowhere' is back - or is it?! More below 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


"You see a lot of drug deals happening, you see a lot of cars pull up and people buying drugs." More below 👇bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


Hi @PeteSavFish are you free for a quick chat?


The social care projections are stark and scary for #Gloucestershire. Sobering report from @CarmeloGarc1a - bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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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 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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!


Hi @larachaplin would you be free for a quick chat?


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