Andrew Hirst
Reporter at The Shetland Times
Reporter for The Shetland Times @shetlandtimes, formerly Archant's investigations unit for @EADT24 and @ipswichstar24
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1 week ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Andrew Hirst
Many Kirklees schools are now holding school uniform giveaways to save parents a fortune and stop uniform being needlessly thrown away. Huddersfield-based charity Uniform Exchange has become a vital frontline service providing free school uniform to anyone who requests it, especially with many families struggling to afford costly new uniform.
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1 week ago |
dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Andrew Hirst
A charity which operates across Dewsbury and north Kirklees has been highly praised by the King’s representative in West Yorkshire after receiving a top royal honour. Uniform Exchange received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the equivalent of an MBE - for the outstanding work done by its volunteers to provide free second-hand school uniform to anyone who needs it throughout Kirklees, including some of the most deprived areas in the UK.
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1 week ago |
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hirst
It all starts with a cheap flight from Leeds Bradford Airport somewhere … and this time it was Perpignan in the south of France just a few miles from the Spanish border. Ryanair flies into this tiny airport a couple of times a week – one of very few airlines to do so and usually very cut price compared to many other European destinations - which means Perpignan continues to remain so relaxing. Basically, few flights mean few tourists. Simple maths, really, even for me.
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3 weeks ago |
dewsburyreporter.co.uk | Andrew Hirst
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowIt was a unique prize that anyone who bought a copy of a well-known Yorkshire entrepreneur and philanthropist’s autobiography could enter … and it’s now been won. Prof Graham Leslie CBE published his autobiography, Ahead Of The Curve, last summer with all money from its sale going to charity.
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2 months ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Andrew Hirst
A West Yorkshire charity which is doing vital work regionally and nationally is holding a fundraising ball … and early bird prices for the event are available until the end of March. Calderdale-based My Mito Mission provides awareness, support and promotes research into mitochondrial disease while fundraising for all three. Mitochondrial disease is a complex, life-limiting condition with no known treatment or cure although research is ongoing, thanks to My Mito Mission and others.
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