@YP_LauraR

Assistant Editor, Features @yorkshirepost // she/her // @sheffjournalism grad // Views my own // laura.reid@nationalworld.com

Joined June 2012
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'I lost my mum when I was five, now I've spent 15 years helping children facing adversity' - Founder Mike Davies reflects on work The Principle Trust yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I lost my mum when I was five, now I help children facing adversity'

The Principle Trust is marking 15 years of supporting children in Yorkshire experiencing adversity. Founder Mike Davies speaks to Laura Reid.

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'We have a morbid fascination for wildlife that can harm us' - Steve Backshall brings his Deadly tour to Yorkshire yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

Steve Backshall: 'We have a morbid fascination for deadly wildlife'

​Adventurer Steve Backshall tells Laura Reid about some of his close encounters with the world's deadliest predators and why young people are his most important audience.

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'The smell that day will always stay with me' - Nurse with incurable breast cancer who ran to help victims of Bradford City fire retires after four decades yorkshirepost.co.uk/health/t…

'I ran to help victims of Bradford City fire - the smell that day will always stay with me'

Nurse Angela O’Neill ran to help victims of the Bradford City Fire four decades ago. Now, with an incurable cancer diagnosis, she’s hanging up her nurses uniform. Laura Reid reports.

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Smoggie Queens star Alexandra Mardell: Brenda Blethyn helped launch my career with role in Vera yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

Alexandra Mardell: Brenda Blethyn helped launch my acting career

​Leeds-born Smoggie Queens and WAR actress Alexandra Mardell tells Laura Reid how Brenda Blethyn launched her career.

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'I didn't know if I'd get out the flames' - Farmer who helped tackle North York Moors wildfires receives community award yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I nearly died but liver transplant is giving me chance to take life by the horns'

Laura Reid speaks to three remarkable individuals from North Yorkshire who have recently been recognised for their contribution to local communities.

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'Cancer diagnosis made me realise how much I value the outdoors, now I'm a Mountain Rescue ambassador' yorkshirepost.co.uk/health/c…

'Cancer diagnosis made me realise how much I value the outdoors, now I'm a Mountain Rescue ambass...

To her 350,000 Instagram followers, Georgie Smith is known as Walking Girll, sharing pictures and video online of her regular hikes in the UK countryside, with her Airedale Terriers by her side.

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Tattooist of Auschwitz novelist Heather Morris: 'Now I get to tell tale of a piano teacher who risked everything to save a young girl in the Second World War' yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage…

'This piano - and the French Resistance - saved a young girl's life in the Second World War'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz author Heather Morris speaks to Laura Reid about the real life story behind her powerful new novel, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse.

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Mary Beard: '4,000-year-old bread sparked my fascination with the past - it was as close as you can get to time travel' yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage…

'I was mesmerised at ancient bread - it was as close as you can get to time travel'

Dame Mary Beard brings her latest enthralling show about the Romans to York this week, exploring the lives of those often left out of the history books. Laura Reid speaks to her about the ancient...

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'We've had so much fun': The new Calendar Girls -Yorkshire WI group turn to biking for Ladies in Leather calendar yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

New Calendar Girls? Yorkshire WI group turn to biking for Ladies in Leather calendar

Meet the new Calendar Girls – a Yorkshire WI group who have chosen motorbikes and biker outfits to attract younger members and raise funds for charity. Laura Reid reports.

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Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall: 'I worked on Doctor Who and brought the tardis to Sheffield'yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I worked on Doctor Who and brought the tardis to Yorkshire'

​Author and screenwriter Chris Chibnall, known for his work on Broadchurch and Doctor Who, is back in Sheffield, the city where his career began. Laura Reid reports.

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Mathematician Rachel Riley: '3,000 people applied for Countdown and with no TV experience, I never expected to get it' yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo… @LeedsIntFest

'3,000 people applied for Countdown and with no TV experience, I never expected to get it'

Countdown number expert Rachel Riley speaks to Laura Reid about the importance of maths, how it connects to the real world and its surprising applications.

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David Lascelles of Harewood: 'My dad's life was spared by a Nazi general - it's a weird feeling to have a sense of obligation for somebody like that' yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage…

'Dad's life was spared by a Nazi general - without him, I wouldn't be here'

Earl of Harewood David Lascelles has released a book about his father’s experience as a prisoner of war. He speaks to Laura Reid about the remarkable story.

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Race Across The World's Betty Mukherjee: 'I was born without a womb but I'm on my own path to parenthood' yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

Race Across The World's Betty Mukherjee: 'I was born without a womb but I'm on my own path to...

Former Race Across the World contestant Betty Mukherjee opened up on the show about life without a womb. Now she’s part of a panel in Leeds exploring parenthood.

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'When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, life blew up overnight' - Women share experiences in powerful photography project Still Me yorkshirepost.co.uk/health/w…

'Life blew up overnight' - Women share breast cancer experiences in photo project

​Photographer Laura Slater has captured the experiences of women living with, through and beyond breast cancer for a powerful new exhibition. Laura Reid reports.

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Royal Armouries marks 30 years in Leeds: 'There was criticism for leaving London and a sense we couldn't do it - but we did' yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage…

'I helped establish Royal Armouries in Leeds - there was a sense we couldn't do it'

As the Royal Armouries marks 30 years of being based in the city of Leeds, Laura Reid hears about the then-controversial move which saw the Tower of London give up some of its many treasures to the...

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Sir Michael Palin in The Philippines: 'There’s nothing more boring than when people say they can’t do things, I’m approaching my mid-80s, but I can still enjoy travel' yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and…

Sir Michael Palin: 'There’s nothing more boring than when people say they can’t do things'

As Sir Michael Palin returns to screens with his latest adventure, a 2,500-mile journey across the islands of The Philippines, he reflects on getting older and keeping travelling.

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'I was born without a womb - our barrier to parenthood isn't medicine, it's money' - Yorkshire Race Across the World star Betty Mukherjee launches charity for women with MRKH yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I was born without a womb - our barrier to parenthood isn't medicine, it's money'

A former Race Across the World contestant from Yorkshire who was born without a womb has launched a charity to support other women with the condition on their journeys to parenthood.

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Film Wakefield: 'I've supplied police props and costumes for TV and film for 30 years, now I'm helping to put Wakefield on the map for screen production' yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I've supplied police props and costumes for TV and film for 30 years, now I'm helping to put...

​For 30 years, David Clayton has supplied film and TV companies with police props and costumes. Now he’s helping to put the district on the map for screen production. Laura Reid reports.

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Deborah Hyde: 'I was intrigued by dark folklore as a child and now I research why we're fascinated by the supernatural - like reports of the Hull werewolf' yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'I was intrigued by dark folklore as a child and now I research why we're fascinated by ghosts,...

​Deborah Hyde has spent two decades researching our fascination with the supernatural. She speaks to Laura Reid ahead of an appearance in Harrogate.

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'It wasn't until he died I could fully start healing' - Domestic abuse survivors reflect on years of trauma yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…

'It wasn't until he died I could fully start healing' - Domestic abuse survivors reflect on years...

​After the Attorney General visited a refuge run by Sheffield Women’s Aid, Laura Reid spoke to some of those who have experienced domestic abuse.

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