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Mark Ansell

Sheffield

Senior Journalist and Presenter at BBC Look North (Yorkshire)

Senior Journalist Reporter & Presenter @BBCLookNorth News & Sport. I ❤️ 🏃‍♂️ & 🚴‍♂️ & 🏊‍♂️ #OUFC fan. DM your stories or email [email protected] My views

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  • 4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Adam Laver |Mark Ansell

    'We'll bang the drum that knife crime must stop'Adam Laver & Mark AnsellBBCMark and Caroline Willgoose have campaigned against knife crime following their son's deathThe father of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a school has said he will continue campaigning to "bang the drum that knife crime has just got to stop". Harvey Willgoose was killed at the city's All Saints Catholic High School on 3 February.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Mark Ansell

    Sculptor creates first bronze bust of King CharlesMark AnsellThe King's FoundationThe bust was unveiled by King Charles at Dumfries House in AyrshireA prison psychologist turned sculptor has created the first bust of King Charles to be commissioned since his accession. Lily Marsh retrained as a stonemason 12 years ago with The Prince's Foundation, now The King's Foundation, before starting teaching with the charity.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Mark Ansell

    'I'm a 10k world champion after I took up running in retirement'Mark AnsellMark Ansell / BBCGB Masters athlete Dot Kesterton won gold at the 2022 World Masters Athletics ChampionshipsA retired teacher who gave up running for decades when she was humiliated in a school cross-country race wants to inspire other older people to take up the sport after she became a world champion.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.com | Mark Ansell

    Hospice to cut beds and staff to save £1.7mMark AnsellMark Ansell / BBCThe hospice said rising costs and increasing demands for care meant it faced a "financial crisis"A hospice is planning to reduce inpatient beds, cut staffing numbers and scale back its community and support services in a bid to make £1.7m of savings.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.com | Mark Ansell

    Charity 'humbled' to support PC's bereaved familyMark AnsellNorth Yorkshire PolicePC Rosie Prior's family has asked people to make donations to the Police Children's Charity in her memoryA charity has said it is "humbled" to be able to help the family of an off-duty police officer who died when she was hit by a vehicle while helping at the scene of a crash.

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Sheffield Half Marathon. The best atmosphere and support of any race I've ever competed in. Finally managed sub 90 mins on this very challenging course! 🙌 https://t.co/rbDM9dY1jO

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