Lauren Hirst
Journalist at BBC
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3 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Stuart Pollitt |Lauren Hirst
Image caption, Louise says she tried other parenting groups previously but this one really helped her and her family Stuart Pollitt & Lauren HirstA mother-of-four was in tears as she finished a parenting course as she praised it for helping to change her life. Louise completed a 10-week programme designed to show parents how to manage feelings and behaviours to cope in difficult situations. She said the "insightful" sessions run by Oldham Council's parenting team had "made me a better person".
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4 days ago |
bbc.com | Isobel Fry |Lauren Hirst
How housing scheme aims to help children in careIsobel Fry & Lauren HirstPA MediaA charity has welcomed Bury Council's new scheme which ringfences a total of 44 flats or houses for care leavers Children in care face "support dropping away overnight" when they turn 18, with some being taken to the homelessness department on their birthday, a charity has said.
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6 days ago |
bbc.com | Paul Burnell |Lauren Hirst
'Why was city centre road open during parade?'Paul Burnell & Lauren HirstPA MediaMore roads had been closed for previous events with significant crowds, some fans saidAlmost a week on from Liverpool FC's trophy parade and questions are being asked over why a main city centre road remained open to vehicles and what caused hour-long queues at the city's biggest station.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Jonny Humphries |Lauren Hirst
Neighbours 'in shock' over Liverpool parade suspectJonny Humphries & Lauren HirstReutersFifty people were treated in hospital following the incident on Water StreetNeighbours have described their shock and disbelief after discovering the suspect in the Liverpool parade investigation lives close by.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Lindsey Prosser |Lauren Hirst
Image caption, Metro mayor Steve Rotheram was at the stadium during the 1985 disasterLindsey Prosser & Lauren HirstThe mayor of the Liverpool City Region has spoken of the importance of remembering the causes of the Heysel stadium disaster 40 years on. Steve Rotheram was at the match on 29 May 1985 when 39 people died before the European Cup Final in Brussels.
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RT @suzanne_hailey: 5 yrs ago today, the members of Warrington band Viola Beach and their manager lost their lives when their car crashed i…
I first covered this story while working @warringtonnews. At the time, I was was moved by the families' strength to keep the band's legacy alive. Five years on, that determination hasn't wavered.
"I want people to remember them having fun". Five years after rising stars @Viola_Beach died in a crash, their families consider the band's legacy. https://t.co/92PD56fpmt
I never thought I would say this. But I think I miss covering parish council meetings. https://t.co/3mgNeTjshL
