Julie Smith

United Kingdom

Video Journalist at BBC

I raise funds/awareness CPR/defibrillators @Cardioproof_UK @theBHF BBC TV reporter VJ & producer @BBCNEandCumbria

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Articles

Cramlington woman with Ehlers Danlos syndrome to start teacher training

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Julie Smith

'I've done better than anyone dared to hope'Julie SmithReporting fromCramlingtonMelanie HartshornMelanie Hartshorn is delighted she has finally moved into her bungalowA woman with a rare connective tissue condition says she is looking forward to a fresh start with a career in teaching. Melanie Hartshorn of Cramlington, Northumberland, has Ehlers Danlos syndrome, which caused her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine.
Dehydrated bats fell from Durham Cathedral roof in heatwave

Sep 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Julie Smith

Dozens of bats dehydrated during the recent heatwave have been nursed back to health after falling from a cathedral roof. Durham Cathedral has a colony of about 600 pipistrelle bats and many have fallen to the cloisters' floor. The Durham Bat Group has helped train staff in "bat first aid" and they have been patrolling the cloisters daily to pick up sick mammals. The group said the dedication of staff had saved many of the colony.