
Gerry Jackson
Journalist at BBC Look North (Yorkshire)
BBC TV journalist for Look North (Northeast & Cumbria).
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Gerry Jackson
Gerry JacksonBBC News, North East and CumbriaAs the nation marked the end of World War Two in Europe, an off-duty police officer captured enduring scenes of joy on Tyneside. Eighty years on, the BBC, together with the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, are seeking to trace those people who were captured on film, as well as their friends and descendants.
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Jul 19, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | Gerry Jackson |Jim Scott
By Gerry Jackson & Jim ScottBBC NewsA 64-year-old graduate who has qualified to become a paramedic says he will keep going as long as he "can stand it". Peter Watters, from Penrith, studied on a two-year degree apprenticeship at Carlisle-based Cumbria University. He was among about 200 students finishing a paramedic science course, many of whom had already begun work. Mr Watters' achievement comes as the NHS hopes to increase the number of paramedics in the next decade.
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Jul 19, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | Gerry Jackson |Jim Scott
By Gerry Jackson & Jim ScottBBC News12 minutes agoA 64-year-old graduate who has qualified to become a paramedic says he will keep going as long as he "can stand it". Peter Watters, from Penrith, studied on a two-year degree apprenticeship at Carlisle-based Cumbria University. He was among about 200 students finishing a paramedic science course, many of whom had already begun work. Mr Watters' achievement comes as the NHS hopes to increase the number of paramedics in the next decade.
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Congrats to Eddie Howe and all at @NUFC ! Highlights from the match, analysis and fans’ reactions in @BBCLN Look North, 6.30pm Monday. @BBCNEandCumbria @Radio_Newcastle

WE HAVE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/YZ9bMDYRCG

Great to meet #Stockton’s @RKilty1, and to see the @Olympics medal he’d trained and competed for TWENTY FOUR years to win. A reassuringly heavy chunk of bronze! #Olympics #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris @TeamGB @BBCNEandCumbria @BBCTees @BBCSport https://t.co/ZQRk701SfE

Most-read article on @BBCNews site tonight. https://t.co/Xg6Kv7bLCW