The South West Londoner

Articles I wrote and a podcast I worked on with other trainees in my cohort while studying for our NCTJ at News Associates

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Londoners face NHS treatment delays due to COVID

Research from a Onepoll survey last month has revealed the impact of NHS pressure on people receiving treatment for other conditions. London had the highest proportions of people testing positive for coronavirus in January according to the Office for National Statistics, but numbers have continued to fall since then, from 2.73% to 0.44% between 17 January and 27 February. Out of 2000 respondents in a nationally representative sample across the UK, 25% of Londoners have had medical treatment...
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PODCAST: The Tech Takeover - the pros and cons of tech during the pandemic

By Rhiannon Du Cann, Chris Matthews, Phoebe D.Osei and Piriyanga Thirunimalan | This podcast, entitled ‘The Tech Takeover’ will explore the role of technology throughout lockdown and discuss the pros and cons of the fact that technology has essentially taken over our lives. Technology undoubtedly played a substantial role in most of our lives before the pandemic, however, throughout lockdown its importance in society has hugely increased. It allows us to keep working, learning, and socialising, at a time when human-to-human contact is deemed dangerous. The podcast will...
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East London creative producing film without cast needing to leave home

Many people have dreams and aspirations and are afraid to jump for fear of failing, but Silvano Griffith-Francis is not one of those people. Silvano, winner of the Wise Women Award 2013 and finalist of the Baton Awards 2018, is an actress and filmmaker based in Barking, East London. Her latest project, Unity’s Quest, is about building bridges between communities, and has been produced in the middle of the global pandemic, without the cast needing to leave their homes. Set to be released...
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Mum rides 100 miles for daughter with spina bifida

A mother cycled 100 miles with her rugby team to raise money for her three-year-old daughter with spina bifida. Amy James, 33, rode with Supermarine Ladies RFC from Twickenham Stadium to their base in Swindon to raise money for brave Isla. Since the 100 miles ride, which took nine hours and forty minutes, spina bifida donations reached £2,565- smashing the £1,000 target. Amy, a Supermarine player since 2003 said: “When the ladies said they would like to raise money for Isla, I was shocked...
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Thousands raised to help brave Bradley fight inoperable brain tumour

An HS2 worker estimates £50,000 has been raised over the past few months to shrink his inoperable brain tumour. Bradley Acton, 34, from Kingston-upon-Thames was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme in December last year after a seizure at work. He and his wife Laura, 30, had just discovered they were expecting their first child. Family and friends have raised an estimated £50,000 for Avastin, an intravenous cancer drug unavailable on the NHS. Bradley, a Construction Worker at J Murphy and Sons...