Laura Reid
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Assistant Editor, Features @yorkshirepost // she/her // @sheffjournalism grad // Views my own // [email protected]
Joined June 2012
Santa Express review: We travelled on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Christmas train and our boys were mesmerised
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If the fast-flowing river water was enough to excite my two when we pulled up at Pickering Railway Station, then I hope you can get a sense of the extent of their glee when they then watched the...
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The Marvellous Miniature Workshop: 'I made a tiny replica of a South Yorkshire colliery once at heart of mining community'
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Model maker Lee Robinson features in new TV show The Marvellous Miniature Workshop. He speaks to Laura Reid about making tiny replicas of beloved buildings.
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Beshert: 'I've made my film-making debut at 70 - and it stars Game of Thrones actor Anton Lesser'
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Leeds-based self-taught screenwriter Gary Enkin has made his film debut at 70 and won an award in the UK Jewish Film Festival. He speaks to Laura Reid.
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Bradford 2025: 'Singing with Bantam of the Opera choir has changed our lives'
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The Bantam of the Opera choir was set up earlier this year as part of Bradford 2025 celebrations. Members tell Laura Reid how singing with the group has impacted them.
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Run Dusty: The social running club where each meet ends at the pub
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A social running club which supports independent breweries, bars and pubs – that’s the thinking behind Run Dusty Sheffield. The group has been meeting in the city for more than two years now, and as...
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Angus Ashworth: Auctioneer and 'heritage hero' on helping to restore Yorkshire's country houses - 'I have a real passion for their history'
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The star of The Yorkshire Auctioneer is fronting Yorkshire Heritage Hero, in which he helps save and preserve stately houses by finding treasures within to pay for restoration work. Laura Reid...
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'The Horsforth Horror: The chilling murder of my great aunt Barbara Waterhouse'
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David Tasker tells Laura Reid about the book he is writing 135 years after the murder of his great aunt Barbara Waterhouse in Leeds.
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'I'm glad I didn't leave Yorkshire, I was so scared I'd lose myself' - Natalie Gavin launches screen acting school in Leeds
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Natalie Gavin, best known for her roles in Line of Duty, Ackley Bridge, Gentleman Jack, and The Arbor, has launched a screen acting school. Laura Reid reports.
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'I summited Mount Everest, now I'm shining a light on mountaineering women like Junko Tabei'
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Amateur mountaineer and university researcher Dr Jenny Hall and Everest summiteer Jo Bradshaw tell Laura Reid about the achievements of women in their field.
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Stories from the Mine: 'Experiences from the pit should echo through generations'
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Former miner David Nixon is working to record recollections of day-to-day life down the pit. He speaks to Laura Reid about why the essence of mining “deserves to be remembered” and understood through...
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Tinsel Town: Award for ten-year-old Yorkshire actor Matilda Firth who stars alongside Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in Sky Christmas film
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In less than two weeks time, ten-year-old Matilda Firth will take to the red carpet for the London premiere of her latest movie.
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The Yorkshire Witch: 'Mary Bateman was successful because people wanted to believe in something'
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A new play telling the story of Mary Bateman, dubbed the Yorkshire Witch, opens in Leeds this week. Chris Bond spoke to playwright Chris Singleton about her life.
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'I want to run 100m at 100' - The remarkable 90-year-old Yorkshireman still competing in athletics
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Tony Bowman chuckles as he acknowledges he’s a “legend” in the eyes of some. To still be competing and winning medals in athletics championships at the age of 90 is pretty inspirational, I point out.
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Windy is having a brilliant weekend in Blackpool with Charlie, his little brother Toby and his mummy and daddy. Where’s he going to go next? @DaneRoydUFS
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Skipton Brass Band on All Creatures Great and Small: 'We felt like we were actually there on VJ Day in 1945'
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With the backdrop of the Dales and the tales of author and vet James Herriot at its heart, there’s not much more quintessentially Yorkshire than All Creatures Great and Small.
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'My purpose was gone after my husband died, now I'm united with others who understand' - Ann Lambert has set up a grief support group after her own loss
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It’s when the front door closes, and the darkness of night sets in, that Ann Lambert feels it the most. The overwhelming sound of silence, the absence of her loved one, the grief.
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Milly Johnson: 'I was the least likely person to be a successful novelist - the odds were against me but I did it' https://t.co/pm9yKXKQox
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Barnsley author Milly Johnson tells Laura Reid about a trip on luxury train the Northern Belle and how it helped her latest book, a Christmas tale she has written for her late mum.
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Shaun Usher on Diaries of Note: 'I fell in love through letter writing and now I'm fascinated by moments captured in diaries and letters' https://t.co/7mRVZFP59A
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Shaun Usher fell in love through letter writing. He’s since become fascinated with letters and diaries and what they can tell us about people and the past. Laura Reid reports.
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'I see how work of NSPCC is transformational for children': Debra Radford on her journey from ballet dancer to changing lives
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Debra Radford has spent 35 years with the NSPCC in Yorkshire, working to protect children in the region and championing their rights. Laura Reid speaks to her.
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