2021: I interviewed
@AngelaRayner
, deputy Labour leader, as a Nottingham post reporter…
2024: I interviewed Angela Rayner…now deputy PM, as a BBC political reporter!
I’ve won a national award for ‘inspiring local journalism’ from
@ukaop
for my work on the Nottingham maternity crisis
I absolutely couldn’t have done this without the courage of so many families trusting me with their stories over the last few years🤍
Today, after we asked them for a comment, they transferred her £8k.
She rang me overjoyed and extremely emotional saying she’ll now be able to afford an oven😭❤️
The power of local news💪🏼
🚨Job news! This week will be my last at
@Notts_TV
I'm off to the BBC to be a political reporter covering Staffordshire✨
I'll be reporting for
@BBCRadioStoke
and
@bbcmtd
across radio, TV and online - in a general election year, I can't wait!
Job news...💫📺
I’ve said goodbye to the team at
@nottslive
& thrilled to say I’m starting as a Local Democracy Reporter with
@Notts_TV
!
Beyond excited to get started properly next week🥳
"We shouldn't be here to attack someone for who they love", says
@MichaelPayneUK
after a Tory party member and local elections candidate posted a homophobic slur about him
Keith Seaton has now been suspended by the local Conservative Party
I interviewed a woman this week who said cowboy builders owed her thousands of pounds for a half-built conservatory. She spent her savings getting it fixed.
After two years, she was getting nowhere despite a court case which ruled in her favour, so she got in touch with us...
Six years ago I stared my degree at
@sheffjournalism
and joked (👀) with coursemates that I wanted to be a journalist so I could get verified on Twitter.
THAT DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED😂🙌
Life update from me...I’m very excited to be joining the team at
@nottslive
next week as a reporter!
I’ve had the best two years reporting on my home city with fantastic colleagues at Derbyshire Live but I can’t wait for a new challenge🥳
Seven years ago 😱😱😱 when I told my dad
@andywofficial
my A-Level results live on the radio
I had the BEST time at
@sheffjournalism
and now I’m an actual journalist working in telly!!🥹
I've just spoken to an incredible man who is visiting every(!!) bridge in Derbyshire pinning handwritten notes of support to the railings for people struggling at the moment.
🗞️Story to follow...
@derbyshire_live
Breaking:
@nottspolice
confirm four students from
@TrentUni
were fined £40,000 last night for parties 'on the eve of Nottingham potentially going in Tier 3 lockdown'
Great to have my story on the front page of The Mirror today, raising awareness of huge backlogs within the NHS
Frustrating to see it marked as a ‘Mirror exclusive’ though when they’ve used the same words I wrote on Monday! 👀
When I was at primary school I’d host my own radio shows in the back of my dad’s car and he’d be my caller
Yesterday I was on his BBC Radio Nottingham show about the latest on the maternity investigation
Can anyone tell me if this is a local radio first?😅
@andywofficial
So proud to have won an award for my work at the
#LDRSconf22
…and even better to have it presented by the legendary
@jackieweaver
🤯
Thank you to the Nottingham maternity families for speaking out - without you these stories would have never seen the light of day ❤️
Late to the party but...today I've had my Fb profile picture posted on a group with hundreds of members in it and been called a vulture for politely asking someone if they'd like to chat for a story.
This abuse is directed *at* journalists doing their jobs every. single. day.
YES to the woman on
@BBCNewsbeat
just now who, when asked about women's safety, said 'I think there should be more signs up saying don't attack women'
This conversation should not be around what women need to do to stay safe. She was on a 5-minute walk.
#SabinaNessa
Well that's a new one - rang a lovely lady for an interview who after chatting for a few minutes said 'I'm really sorry but I can't really speak right now - I've just gone into labour'...
Started in lockdown 1, gave up for a few months, finished in lockdown 2...
This feels like a very 2020 achievement but considering my usual lack of artistic talents I am proud🐝
@ohsewbootiful
Wollaton Hall lit up tonight for Baby Loss Awareness Week🩷
Thinking off all affected & the families in Nottingham who didn’t get to bring their babies home
#BLAW2023
#WaveOfLight
What an epic weekend seeing
@taylorswift13
at Wembley 🥹
Back in the world of the General Election today interviewing
@wesstreeting
in Stoke as he launches Labour’s plans for dentistry…
Barnaby Webber’s family are speaking to the huge crowd of people this evening
“The monstrous individual who has shattered so many lives will not define us”
Today marks a whole year since I started as a reporter with
@derbyshire_live
and I'm celebrating by drinking more cups of tea than usual (which is saying something)🥳
Just about recovered from an incredible night covering
#GeneralElection2024
with the best
@BBCRadioStoke
team!!
What a privilege to do this job during such a momentous time in UK politics
It was a pleasure to sit down with
@Vicky_McClure
this morning to chat about her MBE as part of the King's Birthday Honours
Catch the full conversation on
@Notts_TV
from 5:30pm ✨
Families affected by poor maternity care at NUH gather in West Bridgford to meet - some for the first time - and share their experiences
“It’s bitter sweet seeing so many people here”
@jackhawkski
tells the audience
EXCL: Nottingham hospitals have been told to improve the way Black and Asian women within maternity services are treated and cared for
Women labelled as being part of 'hard to reach' groups have told Donna Ockenden they feel 'easy to ignore'
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🚑 heading out on a 12 hour ambulance shift with EMAS this morning to see how paramedics on the front line are dealing with NHS pressures
I’ll live tweet updates as we go
#LDReporter
Breaking: Tiffany Jones has been suspended from her role at Nottingham hospitals after blocking a number of parents on Twitter whose babies have died in the trust's care
My debut on
@politicseastmid
Reporting on a busy few weeks which saw Nottingham hospitals maternity bosses criticised for pace of improvement & yet more calls for a public inquiry
Full report:
A Derby family who were told their mum had 'hours to live' said their goodbyes in full PPE - before she made a 'miraculous' recovery from coronavirus🎉
She celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday at home after a two-month battle with the disease.
Story to follow
@derbyshire_live
Best day ever meeting the new
@nottsfire
dog Barney 🐶🔥 He’ll be working alongside the famous Dexter
@MidsDog
once he finishes training in two weeks time!
(The little fire boots🥹)
Good to see my interview with
@MichaelPayneUK
on the BBC
"This wasn't a slip of the tongue. This was an open outright personal attack on social media from someone in a senior position"👇
Mirror publisher Reach to cut 550 jobs in response to massive Covid-19 revenue hit. Plans for some merging of national and regional editorial teams to 'remove duplication'
🗳️🚨BREAKING: The Labour Party now has enough seats to gain control of Broxtowe Borough Council for the first time since 2003
Labour has gained 23 seats (so far) of a total 44
Some nice news: A grandad-of-six has left the Royal Derby Hospital to a huge round of applause from staff after a 43 day battle with coronavirus.
➡️Story to follow
@derbyshire_live
A 104-year-old who has been discharged from hospital after having coronavirus has now survived two world wars, recessions and a global pandemic🙌
She's one of the oldest people in the UK to recover from the disease.
@derbyshire_live
🧵THREAD: What I got up to in Parliament yesterday...and how I turned it into content for TV, radio, online and BBC Sounds (alongside incredible colleagues!)💫
psa I'm sharing a lot more on my new work Instagram
@annawhittakerbbc
, give it a follow!
My first week as journalist: Modelled Derby’s new Ebikes, taste-tested every McDonald’s in the city...and a front page story about a man who has grown a record-breaking 49-inch cucumber in his back garden in Normanton. What a week!
I've spent the last few weeks speaking to families and campaigners in a small town in Notts where seven young men have died by suicide in two years.
Locals want to turn Ollerton into 'the town that talks'.
Help is out there💙
A member of the NUH board said at yesterday's meeting that the trust has 'got to draw a line and move forward' with regards to maternity services
The irony of a) Donna Ockenden being appointed and b) maternity services receiving another inadequate rating only hours later...