Monday 31 August 2015

Leeds Rhinos

I've been in Headingley to report on Leeds Rhinos Challenge Cup victory celebrations. They held a home-coming parade in Leeds where fans gathered to welcome the team back to Yorkshire. The Rhinos thrashed Hull KR fifty nil at Wembley...



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Wednesday 26 August 2015

Doncaster Crash: Multi-Media Reporting

I've been reporting in Doncaster where two people died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a garden wall and burst into flames. As well as doing a live for BBC Look North, I was tweeting the story and reported live for the BBC News Channel...


...and 5 Live...



This is a good example of how BBC journalists are now more than ever called on to report for TV, radio and online and not stuck in a pigeonhole of only providing for their primary medium. Personally, I enjoy the challenge of being a multi-skilled, multi-media journalist and feel it's a good way of making the most of our limited resources as long as our work-load is well managed.

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Friday 21 August 2015

Women-led Mosque

I've been in Bradford to report on a controversial plan to build the UK's first mosque managed by women. The Muslim Women's Council wants to open a mosque and Centre of Excellence in the city led by women and primarily for women.



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Thursday 13 August 2015

Disruptive Kids Kickboxing

A school in Sheffield with a high proportion of pupils from the Roma Slovak community is using kickboxing classes for the most disruptive children instead of excluding them. More than one in five students at Fir Vale Secondary School in Page Hall are Roma Slovak and some of them struggle to adapt to life in the classroom.



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Saturday 8 August 2015

Bakewell Show Live

I've been to the Bakewell Show this week and had a cracking day - the highlight was holding a massive snake! It's one of the oldest agricultural shows in the country and attracts tens of thousands of visitors. Here's my live report...



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Saturday 1 August 2015

Circuit Race Championships


I've been reporting at the British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships in Barnsley this week and interviewed double Olympic Champion (and Yorkshireman!) Ed Clancy. Here's my story from before the men's race...



And my report for the late news after the Championships had finished...


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