Siân Hall

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Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio Cumbria

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Cumbria mum says speeding sentences 'not a big enough deterrent'

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Siân Hall

Speeding sentences 'not a big enough deterrent'Sian HallBBCSarah Donnelly has warned speeding drivers to think of the consequences when they get behind the wheelA mother is calling for tougher sentences for those caught speeding after the death of her son. Ben Law, who was 22 and from Wigton, Cumbria, was a passenger in a car being driven by Shaun Hillary, which crashed into a milk tanker in 2021.
Museum to make exhibits on slavery 'more honest'

2 months ago | msn.com | Siân Hall

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Museum aims to tell Whitehaven's slavery links 'more honestly'

2 months ago | bbc.com | Siân Hall

Museum to make exhibits on slavery 'more honest'Sian HallBBCJanett Walker said the slave trade's role in Whitehaven had been "glossed over"A museum is changing its exhibits to reflect a town's "glossed over" connections to slavery. The Rum Story in Whitehaven opened in 2000 and highlights the history of the Jefferson family business which was involved in shipping and the trading and enslavement of African people in the 18th Century.
Petrol cost rise warning over oil terminal closure

Oct 9, 2024 | msn.com | Jonny Manning |Siân Hall

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Teen farmer scoops 'young hero' award

Sep 20, 2024 | aol.com | Siân Hall

September 20, 2024 at 12:07 AMArchie Steel said he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps [BBC]A 14-year-old boy who ran his family farm after his father was injured has won an award for heroism. Archie Steel, from Little Musgrave near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, stepped up to help his family after a cow crushed his father's leg and another member of staff went on long-term sick leave.
Teen farmer scoops 'young hero' award

Sep 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Siân Hall

A 14-year-old boy who ran his family farm after his father was injured has won an award for heroism. Archie Steel, from Little Musgrave near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, stepped up to help his family after a cow crushed his father's leg and another member of staff went on long-term sick leave. The teenager scooped the British Farming Awards' Young Farming Hero of the Year for caring for his flock of 50 sheep and managing his father’s dairy herd.