Kaye Nicolson
@KayeNicolson
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Award-winning reporter @STVNews , focusing on social justice | @alzscot ambassador | @Jschofieldtrust senior fellow | Ex P&J & EEN | Currently on mat leave 👶🏻
Edinburgh via Forres
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Been very quiet on here since welcoming this little guy into the world. 🌍👣
The care we received from
@NHS_Lothian
was second to none - huge thanks to all the midwives and other staff who supported us throughout our hospital stay. Now to get to grips with parenthood!
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The One O’Clock Gun can still surprise you, even after years of living in Edinburgh…
Find out what we were filming this for on
@STVNews
tonight
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When you finally complete a piece to camera on Princes Street without people walking directly in front of you...
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I was sent this today from some of the drivers
@CityCabsEdin
- they made sure youngsters at Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Hospital still got an Easter treat. That’s a fair haul of eggs!
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Saying bye to the lovely
@STVEmmaC
for a few months as she heads off to deliver something other than the news!
💗👶
Excited to be taking on her maternity cover, reporting for
@ScotlandTonight
.
💫🎥
Big shoes to fill!
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See the smallest beads on the left of this keyring? They’re the average sizes of lumps detected at regular breast mammograms. The biggest bead represents the average size of a lump found by women self-examining.
Breast screening resumed today after 4months. More on
@STVNews
, 6pm
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Over the moon 🌒
Congratulations to STV reporter Kaye Nicolson who is the winner in our Media Awards broadcast category for her story Seeking Asylum in Scotland: 'Give us a chance’
@KayeNicolson
@STVNews
#RefugeeFestScot
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10 yrs ago today I walked into
@pressjournal
to start my first staff reporting job. I was very green, still had my dissertation to write, & didn’t know what I’d let myself in for. Thankful for all the people I’ve met & experiences I’ve had in this crazy profession so far ✌🏻✍🏻🎥
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Aftermath of our autumnal Highland wedding!
Dress is filthy, heart is full.
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My lovely
@STVNews
colleagues have totally spoilt me to send me off into married life - drinks last night, and all this at my desk today 🥰 these guys are the best. Out of office is ON! 🍾
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We partied in true STV style on Friday. Great to see colleagues from across the country & a lovely surprise to be voted Journalist of the Year for work including our
#dementia
special. Congrats to all winners -
@NicholaKane_
Star of the Year in recognition of
#stvexpertvoices
🌟
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Here’s a sneak preview of what I got up to as part of my report on the
#WardieBay4BathingWater
campaign... 🥽🩱🏊🏻♀️
Just about warmed up now! 🌊
Find out why I volunteered to swim in the Forth on
@STVNews
in the east tonight at 6pm.
#openairswimming
#wildswimming
#marinelife
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Slowly coming back down to earth after this... ✨
back to work tomorrow.
Have I missed much over the past fortnight? 😏
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Wednesday morning running classes are back.
As are views like this 🏰
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Ah!
@STVNews
@WeAreSTV
#stvexpertvoices
won "⭐ Performer"
#scotdiversity
awards.
This is testament to everyone who got involved in our sessions, including
@NUthmani
#passthemic
@talatyaqoob
@WEScotland
@WIJ_Scotland
🎤🎙️🎥
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My mama, sister and baby nephew surprised me 😭😭😭 best finish line ever. THANK YOU everyone for your support. The most amazing day ♥️
Who hoo! She did it.
@KayeNicolson
smashed her first marathon in aid of the
@STVAppeal
. superstar! Thanks to everyone who supported her and the girls along the way.
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Have you seen
@The_Proclaimers
video for their new single "Streets of Edinburgh"? It celebrates the city and all its contrasts. Hear what they had to say about it on
@STVNews
at 6.
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Caribbean Sea? No, the Moray Firth. Nairn beach looking dreamy this Monday morning.
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Went back to my primary school this morning to speak to the children about my job 🎥 There are definitely some budding journalists among its 40 pupils... including my nieces. Here we are in front of the old building, where their great-grandpa had his lessons many decades ago 💗
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My mum sent me this from home.
Wish I could be there.
This picture gave some welcome respite from all the madness - hope it does the same for you.
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Just signed off on my last online shift with
@STVNews
before starting as a TV reporter next week - can't wait! 🎥
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Was sent this from my first trail run of 2020 on Fri night. Mix of relief and utter exhaustion after making it up Arthur’s Seat. I always struggle along at the back but it was definitely worse after the festivities! Almost worth it for that view. 💫
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Yep, that’s me sitting on a bucket strumming a fake guitar between two Oor Wullies dedicated to (and signed by)
@The_Proclaimers
. Never a dull moment
@STVNews
#OWBTT
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Not going to be on Twitter much over next few weeks, going to try to limit screen time.
Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas time despite everything.
Here’s to brighter days ahead✌🏻
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Can’t sleep but this sunrise over Leith is a fine reward for being awake at this ungodly hour.
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I suffer for my art… 🙈
The world's longest inflatable assault course is in Edinburgh.
We sent
@KayeNicolson
to try it out:
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A lead time capsule which was placed under the Rabbie
#Burns
statue in Leith when it was erected in 1898 is being opened by experts this afternoon... they’re painstakingly removing each item to ensure nothing is damaged. So far we know that our predecessors left us a letter...
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Rebus author
@Beathhigh
has donated his entire literary archive to
@natlibscot
... a curator will be appointed to catalogue the many letters, notes and manuscripts he’s collected over the years.
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One of the best days ever. Can't explain it; just incredible ♥️
Who hoo! She did it.
@KayeNicolson
smashed her first marathon in aid of the
@STVAppeal
. superstar! Thanks to everyone who supported her and the girls along the way.
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There is a new pair of golden handprints in the quad at
@Edinburgh_CC
city chambers. This evening,
@SirGeoffPalmer
is being presented with The Edinburgh Award for his services to academia, science, and his work to shed a light on the capital's links with slavery & colonialism.
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Finally got my pics back from
@TotalWarriorUK
. Still delighted to have placed in the top 10... inadvertently qualifying for the
@OCRChampionship
!
Amazing event - volunteering the next day was just as fun (and almost as muddy) as competing. 🔥
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Edinburgh’s
#SpacesForPeople
scheme has sparked debate across the city. £5m has been spent on temporary active
#travel
measures - but not everyone’s impressed. Among the concerns are loading/unloading of deliveries on busy streets like George IV bridge.
@STVNews
in east at 6pm.
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My mum just sent me this beaut wintry pic from home. From what
@SeanBattyTV
is telling us, everyone in the north and north-east should brace themselves for more of the white stuff today... Stay safe everyone ❄️🐮
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Remember Dode? He told me he wouldn’t see Christmas if he was still living on the streets. He now has a roof over his head & is getting the help he needs.
@SocialBite_
wants to support many more like him. Hear his story on
@STVNews
tonight:
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In case we needed a reminder that we’re back in the north-east 🙂
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Asking Granda where he wants to go for lunch tomorrow. He has one stipulation: “as long as they serve it on plates, nae thon wooden boards”
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Tonight on
@STVNews
- as of today,
@ScranAcademy
has delivered 50,000 meals to people in need since the start of lockdown. The grassroots charity says it’s seen a huge increase in demand -
@TrussellTrust
is reporting a similar trend due to job losses and financial insecurity.
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Moved from a top floor flat to another top floor flat today. Those steps must be the equivalent of AT LEAST one Munro! Definitely deserves a special toast; prosecco followed by a
@GlenfiddichSM
dram.
🥃🍾🔑🏡
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Done! 2h16m 🏃🏼♀️💪🏻 thanks
@NessHalfMar
for a great event. Fab route, well organised, fun atmosphere and of course plenty of lovely Highland hospitality along the way to keep us motivated!
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My husband's bike was stolen from our stair in
#Edinburgh
today, despite being securely locked. We are both feeling disheartened, frustrated and angry tonight. Know we are far from the only ones -
#biketheft
seems to be an eternal problem here.
@CyclingEdin
@SpokesLothian
🚲
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Stumbled across this old pic so I might as well jump on the
#TenYearChallenge
bandwagon with
@STVEmmaC
.
The left pic - 2009 Uni Christmas night out, the right - 2019 Office Christmas night out! We’re not so baby-faced but I think we’re faring ok on the whole... 😃
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Just back from a walk along the River Findhorn.
🌲🏔
Seeing
#Moray
with fresh eyes after being deprived of trips home for so long over lockdown.
⚓️🌳
And this week’s
#RuleOfThree
is all about the
#staycation
; in Scotland and further afield. Have a read!
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Rule no.1 of a Scottish wedding: you’ve not been ceilidh dancing properly if you don’t have a bruise on your arm. 💪🏻
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Today's story focuses on a subject very close to my heart. I hope this resonates with others trying to cope with
#dementia
💜
'We knew it wasn't Granny, it was the illness'
STV News reporter's personal reflection on the devastating effects of dementia.
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.
@AngusRobertson
throws his hat into the ring for next year’s Holyrood election - in the seat
@RuthDavidsonMSP
is standing down from.
Edinburgh Central needs a full-time MSP and
@theSNP
needs a full-time candidate. Why I've decided to run for
@theSNP
nomination in the constituency I grew up in. Column in
@edinburghpaper
#EdinburghCentral
#SNP
#SP21
🗳️🏴
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There is some truly remarkable
#dementia
research ongoing in Scotland. Great to work with
@EdinburghUni
@TheBHF
@BHFScotland
@AlanTuringInsti
@UKDRI
@alzscot
@racingdementia
for our special tonight. Please watch. Preview
@STVNews
at 6, full programme
@ScotlandTonight
830pm. 🧠💜
Thanks to
@STVNews
@KayeNicolson
for raising awareness of this important issue and the pioneering work taking place to find answers for the future, including research by our team of
@TheBHF
funded scientists
@EdinburghUni
@EdinUniImaging
working with
@turinginst
here in Scotland
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So delighted for
@Chef_LornaMcNee
, for smashing through to the
@GBMofficial
banquet! Such a talent. We are all very proud of you. Xx
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When you attempt to FaceTime your parents. Kind of defeats the point!
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These women are recovering addicts who’ve been supported by fledgling
#Edinburgh
charity Steps to Hope. Today, on the eve of their move to new rehab accommodation, they were treated to hair cuts at
@cmhairdressing
💆🏼♀️💇♀️
@STVNews
in the east at 6pm.
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Wisdom from my dad: “I’m so glad you have normal eyebrows. What is going on with these young quines painting on thick black lines?”
Preach.
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Floral tributes to Mark Squires, 44, who died after a disturbance outside the Longstone Inn early on Sunday. Police treating it as murder.
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Fantastic night at
@HIPBMA
celebrating brilliant, valuable journalism across Highlands, Islands and Moray. So much fun catching up with old pals that I only got this pic with my sis 🍸
Well done to all the winners - special mention to Ken from the
@The_Orcadian
♥️
#HIPBMA2023
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Aaaaand we’re home. Glad to be back on home soil at this unnerving time. Now away to bed to sleep off the jetlag before starting up
@STVNews
duties again later in the week. Stay safe all.
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.
@LauraAlderman_
and I spent an eye-opening Friday night with
@StreetAssistEdi
on the streets of Edinburgh. Volunteers give their time every weekend to help people get home safe from nights out. Hospitality businesses are being encouraged to offer support.
@STVNews
central 6pm
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Back to work after a few weeks off, which also means getting back to early morning runs. Tweeting this partly to remind myself that the ungodly alarm time is worth it, and to remind you how beaut Edinburgh is. 🤸🏼♀️
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.
@MairiGougeon
and
@SSPCA_Mike
had their hands full this morning launching a campaign against puppy farming 🐶
More on
@STVNews
tonight
#SayNoToPuppyDealing
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So many people affected by
#AberdeenLockdown
- I personally know several heavily pregnant women who are now facing going through most of their labour/post-labour alone due to restrictions. And close family friends have given me permission to share their below story. MTF
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Ah good times doing a live segment for
@STVNews
at
@ScotlandRHShow
with
@STVnichola
and
@STVKellyAnn
a year ago. The Highland Hall will much quieter this weekend 🙁
Sadly not to be this year... but there’s always next! 🐮🐄🐑🐖
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And we’re done... what a cracker of a day 🚶🏼♀️🚶🏻♂️⭐️🍾
Thanks all for your support along the way, and on here!
Lovely to see so many familiar faces along the way.
Fab event
@thekiltwalk
and we’re well on our way to having raised £2,500.
If you haven’t donated, still time!
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And a special shout out to
@SteveKydd
who starts his retirement today after nearly 40yrs at
@STVNews
. Legend! Really going to miss being out filming with you. Thanks for your patience, wise words and for all the laughs, loon! X
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A petition calling for the sentence to be reviewed has now attracted nearly 40,000 signatures.
#JusticeforShaun
Shaun Woodburn's partner Nicole Cooper called the four year sentence "a disgrace to his memory"
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Sweaty selfie to mark completion of my
#twopointsixchallenge
for
@STVAppeal
- I decided I wasn’t running a step further than the 1.5miles I needed to complete the 26.2mile marathon distance! Thanks to all who have donated - team Edinburgh has raised £600+!
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Dozens of flowers and teddies have been left at the grave of the unknown baby at
#Seafield
#edinburgh
http://t.co/ZqqcWqeeBg
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Good morning! I’m back to work at
@STVNews
after a few weeks off. Will be taking a look at how this crisis is affecting people’s jobs/finances and how it’s threatening to plunge more into poverty. If you have anything you think I should look into, I’d love to hear from you 📧📞
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Home 💞
Sunset at Forres, Moray. (2019) Pic: Wendy Menzies.
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A while back,
@SirGeoffPalmer
and I took a walk around the New Town, where he highlighted Edinburgh’s many links to the slave trade.
Thought this
@STVNews
piece was worth sharing again:
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It’s not often us three
@STVNews
girls are in the same city! Great night partying at
@HIPBMA
, catching up with colleagues past and present.
Congratulations to all the winners. 🗞✍🏻👏🏻
@sharondstv
@NicolaMcAlley
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A pretty special delivery. 🥇👕 Thank you
@LondonMarathon
for making all of us virtual runners so welcome throughout this experience. All the wee touches have really made us feel part of the wider event! Thanks for helping us support
@STVAppeal
💫
#WeRunTogether
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Dream team for
@STVNews
live election coverage at the
#Edinburgh
#SP21
count
@HighlandCentre
today.
See you all tomorrow for round two 💪🏻🗳🎥
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Sunrise on Leith.
Hope you all had a good new year! Here’s to 2020.
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Feeling refreshed after a lovely festive trip home to
#Moray
. 🌊🥃Now gearing up for the first
@STVNews
shift of 2022 in
#Edinburgh
tomorrow. Here's to a good year for us all!
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Oh the glamour!
In the midst of an AVID breakdown in the
@WeAreSTV
Edinburgh office,
@KayeNicolson
resurrects the makeshift voiceover booth…😂
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Before > after.
Still on a high (but currently vertical).
@LondonMarathon
@STVAppeal
#WeRunTogether
#virtuallondonmarathon
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Great to see such a big turnout for tonight’s
#stvexpertvoices
session with women in business and
@STVNews
staff from across the country
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We first interviewed Lucy and Alice back in December 2020. Since then their grassroots campaign, born out of frustration and anger, has gathered momentum and attracted national attention, leading to today's summit with
@NicolaSturgeon
. Optimism around the table today.
Everyone at today’s summit was in agreement - we need buffer zones. And we need to work together collaboratively to get there.
Thank you
@NicolaSturgeon
for your support and commitment on this. ❤️
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My very talented little sister representing on home soil 🙌🏻 💪🏻
Our General Manager Emma was recently voted onto the
@moraychamber
Council. We know she'll provide a strong voice for new and enterprising Moray businesses and fly the flag for female-led ventures.
#WeAreSpey
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There should be a specific word or phrase for the elation one feels when putting on an out of office email reply.
Any ideas,
@susie_dent
?
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