Dot Kesterton

It's been an absolute pleasure to film/photograph/edit and write this story about the incredible Sheffield runner, Dot Kesterton. Dot is a retired teacher who was put-off running for more than 40 years is now winning gold medals as a Masters athlete. Dot Kesterton is one of the fastest older runners in the world - in 2022 she became the quickest female 10 kilometre runner in her age category. I've written a BBC News Online article about Dot and made this TV story...

Click here for the audio of my story on BBC Sheffield.

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Miners' Memories

It's 40 years this week since the end of the miners' strike. We've been speaking to a former miner and a campaigner from the Women Against Pit Closures group to find out how they feel about the miners going back to work, four decades on.

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Kirkwood Hospice

I've been filming at a hospice which cares for people with a terminal diagnosis in Kirklees and is dramatically cutting back the service it offers due to major funding problems. It's caused by big increases in staffing and energy costs. The Kirkwood looks after 2,000 patients and their loved ones every year but this will nearly halve because they need to save £1.7 million. Only a quarter of the charity’s funding comes from the Government, the rest they have to fundraise.

As well as the TV story below, I wrote this story for the BBC News website.

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