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Leeds West Indian Carnival: Police uniform twist on costume designs

This is an article I co-wrote for the BBC regarding an unusual project in which a group of young, urban teenagers collaborated with the police to raise awareness of racial equality at the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

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East Side Story • 31st January 2023

Brownfield site earmarked for new housing development in East Leeds

This is a news article I wrote about a construction project in East Leeds. The article was written for East Side Story.

East Side Story • 11th November 2022

Plans to Build a £50m Solar Farm Given the Green Light

This is one of a series of stories I wrote about a green building initiative in Leeds. The article was written for East Side Story.

16th April 2024

Historic landmark lost as blaze ravages Old Stock Exchange Building in Copenhagen

This is a short news article I syndicated for the Yorkshire Post where teams of reporters were responsible for breaking several news stories about the fire in Copenhagen.

East Side Story • 18th June 2023

Crafting Verses for Wellbeing: Monthly Poetry Workshop Captivates Attendees

This is a story about a monthly poetry workshop that I wrote while at East Side Story

East Side Story • 15th June 2023

Seacroft Musicathon Festival Brings Village Green to Life with Music

This is a story I wrote about a music event in Seacroft, for East Side Story.

East Side Story • 3rd June 2023

Leeds International African Arts Festival Sets the Stage for a Cultural Extravaganza

This is a story I wrote for an African Arts Festival in Leeds.

NewsBreak Original • 23rd May 2023

Atlanta: The Ideal Launchpad for Careers Amidst Cost of Living Crisis

This is a story I wrote about the benefits of living in Atlanta amidst a cost of living crisis for a publication called Newsbreak, which focuses on hyper-local content.

NewsBreak Original • 23rd May 2023

The Environmental Impact of Real Estate: New York's Role in Climate Change

This is an article I wrote for Newsbreak about the role of New York's real estate on climate change.

East Side Story • 30th April 2023

Leeds Radio Station Launches New Writing Courses

This is a blog I wrote for East Side Story about the launch of new writing courses at Chapel FM.

East Side Story • 30th April 2023

Give a Hoot! Calls On Pensioners to Create Owls

This is a story I wrote for East Side Story about a campaign aimed at encouraging older people to tell their stories.

East Side Story • 9th February 2023

There’s No Place Like Home: New Youth-Led Mural Celebrates Harehills

This is a story I wrote about youth-led mural event that took place in Harehills.

East Side Story • 11th November 2022

Plans to Build a £50m Solar Farm Given the Green Light

This is an article I wrote for East Side Story about the approval of a £50m solar farm.

East Side Story • 1st March 2023

Update: Arrests Made Following Tragic Harehills Death

This was an article I wrote for East Side Story, a local community news website I volunteer for. At East Side Story, our focus is on reporting the news in a way that is educational and informative. This story on crime, as well as stop and search, helps to demonstrate this approach.

East Side Story • 1st March 2023

Period Poverty Charity Appeals For New Volunteers

Period poverty campaigners have called for new volunteers to support their work in making period products accessible to disadvantaged women across the UK and in East Africa. Freedom4Girls is a Leeds-based charity that campaigns to end stigma and taboos surrounding periods and menstruation. They are appealing for new volunteers to help with everything from fundraising and campaigning and contributing to the charity in various ways. Naoise Poku, education lead at Freedom4Girls, said: “We are a

East Side Story • 1st March 2023

Litter Heroes Break Down Barriers While Cleaning Harehills

This is a story I wrote for East Side Story, a community news website I volunteered for. The news website covers local stories relevant to people in East Leeds.

East Side Story • 1st March 2023

A Day in The Life of a Councillor

I covered a variety of news stories while volunteering at East Side Story, a community news website that covers areas in East Leeds.

23rd January 2023

Final chapter beckons for bookstore

THE END of an era is approaching for one of the few remaining independent book stores in Leeds, which has announced plans to close later this year.

Calls to Look at Traffic as M1 Homes Plans Debated

PLANNERS HAVE been asked to consider ways to reduce the impact of traffic as part of proposals to create up to 1,800 new homes next to a Leeds stretch of the M1.

Communities Wage War on Drink-Fuelled Hooliganism

A BATTLE is on to reclaim once thriving pockets of Leeds which have turned into virtual “no-go zones” for locals because of a plague of on-street boozing.

New Chapter For Library Fest

JEDI KNIGHTS, gaming fans and bookworms are set to turn over a new leaf with the return of the Leeds Library Festival.

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BBC • 22nd August 2023

Leeds West Indian Carnival: Making costumes for the police

Police attending carnival this year are going to look very different. In this clip, I talk to a group of young people, police officers and carnival organisers who are getting together to make police uniforms at this year's Leeds West Indian carnival.

BBC • 22nd August 2023

Leeds West Indian Carnival: The beat of the drums

I interviewed one of Leeds' most famous and prolific carnival drummers called Captain, who brought over the very first Caribbean carnival drums and costume troupe to Europe.

BBC • 22nd August 2023

Police and Youngsters Unite at Leeds Caribbean Carnival

Part of my role at the BBC involved creating broadcast story packages around specific themes. The theme I worked on in August 2023 was the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

BBC News • 21st August 2023

Leeds West Indian Carnival: Police uniform twist on costume designs

This is an article I co-wrote for the BBC regarding an unusual project in which a group of young, urban teenagers collaborated with the police to raise awareness of racial equality at the Leeds West Indian Carnival.