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My name is Annabelle Farmer, I'm 20 years old and I was born and raised in Manchester. Having come from the home of Media City coinciding with my love for performing, I've always felt inspired to create and produce media. My interest in journalism began back in sixth form where I reviewed plays and school trips for my schools magazine.

After graduating, I pursued a degree in journalism at Leeds Beckett University where I was able to gain more valuable experiences through news days, work experience and meeting people from the industry.

In addition to reporting, I have also discovered new skills in photography, video/radio production and social media within the last three years. I am a strong believer that being able to demonstrate a varied approach to storytelling is key factor when it comes to keeping todays audiences informed and engaged throughout the digital age.

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My Ambitions

As someone who has a passion for both journalism and exploring new places, I've been drawn to the possibility of becoming a travel journalist after I graduate. 

in my opinion, one of life's greatest thrills comes from immersing myself into a different culture, meeting new people with fascinating stories and exploring the beauty and diversity that our world has to offer first hand. 

If I were to pursue the career of a travel journalist, it would provide me with the chance to share these incredible experiences with others, using my storytelling skills to hopefully inspire them to plunge into their own adventures.


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How Rollo Ross’ moral compass lead him to becoming LA journalist of the year

During his time at Packwood Haugh Boarding School, Ross, 49, was known as a trouble maker, but not for the obvious reasons one may think. His ability to recognise unfair situations from the age of seven meant he often found himself being punished for challenging teachers in order to stand up for himself and his classmates. His headmaster always admired him for his bravery and the impeccable moral compass that came so naturally to him. “I think that was the start of my journey to becoming a journ

Is burning a threat to recycling? | Waste Recycling Manchester

A recent study published in the Science Advances Magazine stated that just 9% of all plastic waste is being recycled. That’s a total of approximately 5,103,000,000 tons of waste that goes unrecycled globally. So where does it end up?

Over the past years, the world is seeing more and more waste-to-energy (AKA bioenergy) Plants pop up. These Plants accumulate waste which is then burnt to create power, rather than being dumped into landfill.

As the waste is being burnt, this means that less waste
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West Ham defenders slated by Roy Keane and their own manager after loss against United

After a relatively dull first half with the deadlock unbroken, the action begun during the second 45 minutes. West Ham advanced to the lead when Thomas Soucek blindsided the Red Devils by narrowly keeping the ball within the left touch line and prompting them to lower their guard and passing to Said Benrahma who scored a phenomenal goal in the top corner.

The game was starting to look up for The Hammers however, defender Nayef Aguerd, who was feeling the heat from Red Devil Wout Weghorst, accid
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Horror car crash in Batley cake shop

A horrifying scene took place in Batley this weekend when a car sped through Kake Temptations cake shop window and hit a customer. Three fire engines, two ambulances and six West Yorkshire police cars were called to the scene.

Finn Goodall was an eyewitness at the scene he said: “I was just having a coffee with my mate like normal when suddenly, a car just flew through the front window of the shop and glass was shattered everywhere and this woman went flying across the room. It was really awful
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Coronation Street actor Paddy Beaver hits out at online abuse

In the modern day technology era, more than two thirds of young people have experienced bullying, harassment or viewed distressing content online. A study carried out by the Digital Youth Index found that 69% of young people aged between eight and 25 have said that they’ve experienced upsetting content online with platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, TikTok and Instagram being the most common to find it.

The research also found that minority groups are the most vulnerable to receiving abuse onlin
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Pro life and pro choice go head to head outside Leeds abortion clinic

A trio of anti-Abortion protesters are currently standing outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Leeds in attempts to change the minds of women undergoing abortions and other contraceptive procedures. However, they have expressed upset at the fact that members of the public are laughing, shouting and honking at them.

They have claimed that they aren’t trying to cause distress and that they are only trying to help women make the right decision. Irene Toff, a representative of the pro life trio gave
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Hundreds gathered together in Leeds for memory walk

Dementia is the name of a collection of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. It affects memory, thinking skills plus other mental and movement abilities.

Dementia is a horrific condition which tears relationships apart. The memory loss often makes families feel bereaved as their loved one who is suffering becomes confused and forgets everything overtime.

A memory walk organised by Alzheimers Society took place on Saturday at Temple Newsam in Leeds in order to raise
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Young people not getting vaccinated causes concern in Yorkshire

Young people in Leeds from the ages of 18-29 haven’t yet followed government guidelines of getting both vaccine doses within 12 weeks of each other. Records from gov.uk show that only 69% of women and 62.2% of men aged 18-29 in the North East and Yorkshire have received both doses of the vaccine.

A study done by the Office for Natural Statistics shows that the main reason for young adults not getting vaccinated is because of their distrust in the vaccine and in the government especially given t