Simon Spark
Video Journalist at BBC
Video Journalist for BBC Look North (East Yorks and Lincs).
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Simon Spark
Festival attracts big names for suicide preventionHall FamilyLaybo's Fest is in memory of Leighton Hall who took his own life aged 25Dance artist Ian Van Dahl and M People singer Heather Small are due to headline a festival in memory of a man who took his own life aged 25. Organisers of Laybo's Fest in Gainsborough on 17 and 18 May said it aims to "make memories and generate positivity while remembering loved ones we have lost".
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Richard Madden |Simon Spark
Richard Madden & Simon SparkBBC NewsA woman has described the "chaotic" moment she was hit by a wave and lost her prosthetic leg during her first open-water swim. Brenda Ogden, 67, joined the Flamborough Flippers for a swim at Bridlington on Sunday when her £2,000, custom-made titanium blade was lost in the sea. "I was in the water when I was knocked backwards. I went one way, my leg went the other," she said.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Simon Spark
Volunteers clear 156 dog poo bags from playgroundScunthopre Litter PickersThe waste was cleared from the Everest Playing Fields in AshbyA group of volunteer litter pickers have cleaned a playground of 156 bags of discarded dog poo in one day. The waste was found on the Everest Playing Fields in Ashby near Scunthorpe. One of the refuse collectors, Jayne Eaton, described the field of faeces as "pretty grotty". "It's a shame because it's a lovely field, " she said.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Simon Spark
Numbers drop in overseas student applicationsBBCSibghatullah Karimi says the cost is one of the factors behind the fall in overseas students coming to the countryThe University of Lincoln is joining other universities across the country calling for the government to reconsider its decision to impose visa restrictions on international students. The restrictions, introduced at the start of 2024, prevents some students from bringing their families with them to the UK.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Simon Spark
Yorkshire Water has said it will carry out an internal review after dozens of people were left without supplies for up to 18 hours following a burst water main. The incident happened on the A161 Crowle Road overbridge, which takes traffic across the M180 in North Lincolnshire, on 15 February. It affected those in the DN9 and DN17 postcodes, including the villages of Crowle, Epworth and Eastoft. Some customers have criticised the company for not helping them properly and being left without water.
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