The Times • 9th February 2025

I excluded 11 pupils on day one as head — look at our school now

When Simon Ward arrived at Kingsway Park High School in Rochdale two years ago, he had to exclude 11 pupils on the first day. Now the school, in one of the town’s most deprived neighbourhoods, rarely sees a fight — and Ward proudly displays a counter on his whiteboard saying “days since last incident”.

The Times • 13th January 2025

Neighbours go into battle against Chinese embassy scheme

A stone’s throw from Tower Bridge, in central London, David Lake is standing on Chinese land. The car park of his flat, in a small development called St Mary Graces Court, is on the site of what would be the largest Chinese embassy in Europe, and is separated from the former Royal Mint building which would house it by only a small wooden fence.

The Times • 3rd January 2025

Angela Rayner positioning herself as the woman to take on Reform

Angela Rayner ended the year on something of a high. After being handed the politician of the year award at a ceremony in Westminster, she could not resist making a joke about her own leadership aspirations.

The Times • 17th December 2024

How civil servants really use AI, from lesson plans to recruitment

Picking top civil servants, testing tax policy and exploring export opportunities has long been the work of Whitehall and its thousands of staff. However, mandarins are being swapped for machines across the government.

The Times • 7th July 2023

Somerton and Frome locals tire of Tory scandals before by-election

The Conservatives in the small market town of Bruton find themselves in an invidious position. Voters who might usually back the Tories are split between being angry at their party for getting rid of Boris Johnson, or furious over the scandals that led to his downfall.

The Times • 2nd July 2023

Meet the Patriotic Millionaires who want to pay more tax

They say two things are certain in life — death and taxes. And as contrary as it may appear, a growing number of British millionaires are begging Rishi Sunak for more of the latter.

The Times • 17th June 2023

The Uxbridge by-election is about more than one man

Danny Beales does not really want to speak about Boris Johnson.

In any normal election, a former Tory MP resigning in scandal would be manna from heaven for Labour spinners, keen to capitalise on their downfall.

But polls involving Johnson have rarely been ordinary.

Eastern Daily Press • 31st December 2018

Care home crackdown and contaminated blood answers - what to expect in Norfolk health news in 2019

It has been another year of high demand and difficulties for the region’s health and social care service, health correspondent Geraldine Scott looks at what 2019 could bring.

Eastern Daily Press • 22nd December 2018

Never really a quiet moment for frontline staff - even if Christmas celebrations were dampened

The rain may have put a dampener on Christmas celebrations, but spending a night shift with an East of England Ambulance crew showed health correspondent Geraldine Scott that there is never a quiet moment for frontline staff.

Eastern Daily Press • 10th December 2017

‘How do you say thanks, when they saved my baby’s life?’ - Born 14 weeks early, baby Isla proves a fighter as she celebrates her first Christmas

She was born 14 weeks early and weighing less than a bag of sugar.

But to see little Isla Kemp smiling now, it is difficult to imagine her difficult start to life which prevented her parents holding her until she was three weeks old.

Eastern Daily Press • 27th June 2017

Medical records, 19th century photographs and original casebooks: An interactive look at Norfolk’s mental health history

The fascinating history of mental health treatment in Norfolk has been unveiled as the stories of those admitted to the Norfolk County Asylum - later known as St Andrew’s Hospital - have been revealed.

Eastern Daily Press • 18th June 2017

Toddler who weighed the same as a loaf of bread when she was born in Norwich was potentially saved by pioneering trial

When she was born in November 2014 little Emily Kearey weighed around the same as a loaf of bread and was having difficulty breathing.

Her and her twin sister Sophie were delivered by Caesarean section 12 weeks premature after it was discovered they had developed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.

But while Sophie weighed 3lb 3oz, Emily weighed just 1lb 13oz and was suffering with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a life-threatening condition that affects many premature babies due to immatu

Eastern Daily Press • 7th October 2016

Dancing queen Beryl is still a step ahead at 95

When dance teacher Beryl Manthorp was 75 she decided to stop teaching classes. That was 20 years ago, and she’s still going strong. Geraldine Scott meets a remarkable woman who has taught thousands of local people to take to the floor.

Eastern Daily Press • 27th September 2016

A school, an air raid shelter and a vault to store the bones of ancestors: the fascinating 700-year history of the Norwich School chapel

The chapel at the Norwich School has been used for many purposes over its long history - a school, an air raid shelter and a vault to store the bones of ancestors, while families awaited their resurrection.

Eastern Daily Press • 7th September 2016

Golden couple celebrate 70 years of holidays on Yarmouth’s Golden Mile

It was the year after the end of the Second World War and the golden era of holiday camps on our coastlines was about to take off.

Eastern Daily Press • 15th January 2016

In Pictures: Scroby Sands from the air

For centuries, our shores have been littered with shipwrecks, creating dramatic scenes along the coast.
And, as these stunning aerial photographs show, the latest is no exception.

14th December 2015

A lifelong love of local history

Michael Boon involved in many local organisations – and this wealth of experience, especially as instigator of the Great Yarmouth outer harbour, as given him remarkable insight, and, as Geraldine Scott found out, a unique position as an observer of the town.

Great Yarmouth Mercury • 10th October 2015

Great Yarmouth police who helped bring killers to justice honoured

A team of policemen whose efforts helped to bring Connor Barrett’s killers to justice have won commendations. three key players told reporter Geraldine Scott of the ‘chaos’ they faced when they were called to the Hemsby party.

Eastern Daily Press • 7th September 2015

Violet reflects on 36 years on the bench

With more than three decades of helping to administer justice in Great Yarmouth, Violet Bell was proud to be the town’s longest-serving magistrate before her retirement.

Reporter Geraldine Scott finds out more about why she got involved as a magistrate and about her lifelong passion for the borough.

Eastern Daily Press • 20th July 2015

Miriam Kikis: 'My family and friends mean everything to me'

Cherishing her Greek Cypriot heritage on the anniversary of the Turkish invasion, Miriam Kikis tells Geraldine Scott how she fell in love with the town that reminded her of the home she left.