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Driven and experienced freelance journalist, features writer and researcher.
A bit about me below...
- Awarded the Daily Echo prize for outstanding newspaper journalist in 2013.
- NCTJ qualified.
- Former journalist and deputy editor at Prolific North for 4 years + years of experience across a range of national and local newspapers, magazines, and websites.
- Specialisms include: tech, music and the creative sectors.
- Continuing to freelance for Prolific North, focused on features.
I have capacity for shifts, project-based work or commissions - drop me a message if you'd like to chat or grab a coffee via [email protected]
The health tech and thriving life sciences sector in the North East already contributes £2.7bn annually to the UK economy and employs more than 15,000 people.
Screen Scotland shared an ambitious six-year plan to further develop Scotland as a centre of global production. We ask leaders across the country if it is achievable.
EXCLUSIVE: A major economic corridor has opened up between the UK and the US state of Colorado - but the numbers behind it tell a troublesome story.
"If the venues close, it's not just about losing spaces - it's about losing culture, losing a community. It's frightening," says the co-founder of GigPig.
"You're not going to get the next Uber coming out of Manchester until the mindset changes," says the founder at one Northern tech firm.
Following new research seen by Prolific North, we find out what's happening across Liverpool's gaming sector in the first of a three-part series.
Despite many businesses now claiming to promote employee mental health initiatives through 'perks' such as flexible working and wellbeing days, a number of Northern PR and marketing professionals have opened up about their experiences with anxiety, depression and burnout at work.
For many, being able to get a diagnosis is just half the battle. Finding a supportive employer can be a struggle too.
EXCLUSIVE: 'If there's any controversy - people have missed the point' - new film digs into Herzl's life, legacy and the formation of the state of Israel.
Michelle Donelan was visiting a new lab unveiled by US firm PsiQuantum at Sci-Tech Daresbury.
"In order to publish for the widest possible audience it seems difficult to do that just operating from one base in London," David Shelley, CEO of Hachette UK, told Prolific North.
"It's like fast fashion - but, it's sustainable," Hall explained. "We know that to get people to change behaviour, we have to make it fun and appealing."
The founder of Leeds-based Garnet PR on how she went from losing clients and ending up in hospital following a severe accident, to turning the business around.
Manchester-based digital agency CTI revealed plans to unveil a new group brand name and strategy.
"You are excluding 1 in 5 of your customers or 20% of the UK population, who are registered as disabled. There are a lot more people who are not registered as disabled, people with hidden disabilities like autism and dyslexia, who are affected," warned Caren.
A variety of industry leaders in the marketing world came together for the 'Road to a More Inclusive and Diverse Marketing Agency' webinar, hosted on Thursday June 24th, to reflect on how the marketing industry can be more inclusive and attract, and retain, more diverse candidates.
Manchester-based character animation studio Kilogramme has produced an advert to promote a range of topics from BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
Photo by @madeleinewhat Protests have continued to erupt for the fifth day across the US in reaction to the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, after he was arrested and pinned down by a police officer in Minneapolis. Video footage of the incident showed how ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was seen kneeling on...
A young graduate in Manchester is launching an app aiming to support local shops and deliver 'almost anything in under 60 minutes' - from cakes to collecting and delivering parcels.
Jeremy Paxman presented his final Newsnight last night after 25 years of badgering interviewees into revealing more than they intended. Paxman announced his departure from the BBC Two programme in April, saying he wanted to "go to bed at much the same time as most people".
They're employing them and giving free meals A new 'park and eat' concept takeaway will seek to employ the homeless and is handing out meals to those on the street for every £10 spent by their customers.
Amid harrowing images from anti-government protests and violent demonstrations thrust into the centre of the political stage this year in Ukraine, the troubles of countries like Bosnia and Venezuela have appeared to receive a lack of attention and coverage from the international spotlight. Anti-privatisation protests escalated across cities in Bosnia in early February as long-standing [...]
A death row prisoner in Arizona took almost two hours to die by lethal injection, in the latest botched execution in the US. Joseph Wood, a double murderer, "gasped and struggled to breathe for about an hour and 40 minutes", his lawyers told CNN.
This is it. The poignant moment that the Union Jack flag was taken down outside the European Parliament in Brussels today as the UK formally left the European Union, as of 11pm tonight. The EU council bids goodbye to Britain's union jack flag on #Brexit day.
Activists gathered around the world on Wednesday calling for an end to Russia's anti-gay laws, two days before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi. Hundreds of protesters gathered in London to show a united front in support of a global speak out campaign urging Olympic sponsors to condemn Russia's controversial anti-gay laws.
Interview with Cllr Matt Tucker on Southampton Provenance nightclub license review
As the Queen's Diamond Jubilee approaches, not only are families starting to organise street parties but Her Majesty herself is paying a visit to Bromley. DAVID MILLS and RACHAEL HESNO report. AN extra long weekend to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June is set to see a soar in applications for street parties.
