@rubyjwatson

Trainee Digital Reporter at the Bury Times [email protected]

 Whitley Bay, England
rubyjwatson.wixsite.com/website
Joined February 2018
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Very honoured to win the NCTJ Student News Journalism Award! 📰
NCTJ
@NCTJ_news4 Apr 2025
Now for the news journalism awards, sponsored by @theipaper 🗞️
 Well done to @rubyjwatson, @sheffjournalism alum now at @Kennedy__News, for winning the student category! 
 Judges praised her sensitive storytelling on health issues like Li Fraumeni syndrome 👏 
 #NCTJAwards
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Hi @EthanLDN hope you're well. I'm a reporter at @BuryTimes and I'm trying to reach you to chat for a news story. Could you please follow me back so I can send you a DM? Thanks for your time.
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Bury rescue cat born in brothel has life-saving surgery thanks to fundraiser ift.tt/XSu31VC

Bury rescue cat born in brothel has life-saving surgery thanks to fundraiser

A rescue cat that was born in a brother has survived life-saving surgery thanks to a £6,000 response to Kitty Rescue Bury's fundraiser.

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TikTok star praises ‘thriving’ Bury market for incredible eats ift.tt/1e9S3WQ

TikTok star praises ‘thriving’ Bury market for incredible eats

Social media sensation @OnlyScrans left rave reviews for various stalls in Bury market and commended the town for its bustling centre.

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Couple from Bury to take on ‘gruelling’ Sahara desert trek for charity ift.tt/u4EtQ9J

Couple from Bury to take on ‘gruelling’ Sahara desert trek for charity

A couple from Bury have pledged to take on a challenge and trek through the Sahara Desert to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s research.

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Restaurant grateful for support after Christmas decorations criticised ift.tt/MNJYLOS

Restaurant grateful for support after Christmas decorations criticised

The community have leapt to the defence of Codi's Kitchen in Prestwich after a 'Grinch' criticised their Christmas decorations online.

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Bury bungalow will become 24-hour children’s home despite noise concerns ift.tt/T2wOoP3

Bury bungalow will become 24-hour children’s home despite noise concerns

Bury Council has approved plans for a bungalow on Chiltern Drive to become a 24-hour children’s home despite concerns over noise and privacy.

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Person left with 'significant injuries' after balaclava gang escape ift.tt/4IeWoZG

Person left with 'significant injuries' after balaclava gang escape

Greater Manchester Police need the public's help tracking down a group of men after an attempted garage break-in left a man with serious injuries.

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My first story on @BuryTimes! Pleased to share I've joined the team this week as Trainee digital reporter🗞️ burytimes.co.uk/news/2561183…

Hundreds walk festive Bury parade as Christmas lights switched on at The Rock

The Rock Shopping Centre's first-ever Christmas Lights Switch-on Parade was held on Saturday in Bury.

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Woman can’t smile after docs laughed off her headache worries while a gigantic tumour grew for 10 years thesun.co.uk/health/37199667…

I can’t smile after docs laughed off my headache worries while a gigantic tumour grew for 10 years

WHEN Tamara Bright began suffering severe headaches and balance issues, her GP initially blamed her contraception. It wasn’t until a decade later, when the 31-year-old mum-of-one’s hearing be…

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Hi @HelenofTroyLife I'm a reporter trying to contact you about an urgent comment request. Can you please follow me back so I can DM you?
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Frequent Ryanair flyer turns heartbreak into comedy with ingenious tattoo fix mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/re…

Ryanair passenger turns heartbreak into comedy with ingenious tattoo fix

Katie Allan inked her then boyfriend's name on her right hip but, as she split with him eight months later, the barmaid, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, faced a dilemma

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Snake with two heads hatches in rare phenomenon as both fight to 'take charge' dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n…

Snake with two heads hatches in rare phenomenon as both fight to 'take charge'

EXCLUSIVE: Breeder, Ann-Kristin Swahn was stunned when her Western Plains Hognose snake broke out of its shell with two heads at odds of one-in-100,000 - she named it Haribo after the twin snake...

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Woman spent £5,000 on surgery to reduce the size of her forehead- here's what she looks like now dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic…

Mother spent £5,000 on surgery to reduce her 9cm forehead

Chloe Walker, from Hornchurch, Essex, felt so self-conscious about her hairline that she spent £5,000 on surgery to reduce her forehead.

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Bride who suffered 'unbearable' accident the day before her wedding is forced to marry in a very unusual location dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic…

Bride, 39, breaks her leg the day before her wedding

Bride-to-be Lisa Whitaker was due to walk down the aisle on August 5 at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull, off the Scottish coast, until she fell into difficulty on an outing with her son and other...

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Hi @MaxTomWarren hope you're well! I'm a journalist at @Kennedy__News and I'd love to speak with you for a news story about Nando's. Could you please follow me back so I can send you a DM? Thanks!
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Woman's son nearly suffocated & almost lost an ear when his bed was ‘safely’ against the wall – don’t make her mistake thesun.co.uk/fabulous/360736…

My son nearly suffocated & almost lost an ear when his bed was ‘safely’ against the wall – don’t...

A MUM has warned parents never to push kids’ beds against walls after her toddler got wedged and “almost lost his ear”. Emily Sykes, from West Yorkshire, woke at 6.50am to the sound of one-year-old…

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Woman ballooned to a size 28 after scoffing two McDonald's breakfasts a day and becoming addicted to takeaways - but now she looks completely different after losing 14 stone dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic…

Junk food addict who lost 14 stone is unrecognisable to family

Ex-junk food addict Paige Vickers, from County Durham, lost 14 stone thanks to £3,000 gastric sleeve surgery. Her weight loss was so dramatic that her friends and family barely recognise her.

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Lothario seagull named Colin is 'king' of Blackpool B&B where guests book in just to meet him dailystar.co.uk/news/uk-news…

Lothario seagull named Colin is 'king' of B&B where guests book just to meet him

B&B owner Vicky Easley met her now pet seagull Colin when he landed with a smashed-up beak and bloody face. The pair hit it off and haven't looked back since

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Woman suffered seizures and had to relearn to walk after addiction to 'easy to buy' drug spiralled ladbible.com/news/health/wom…

Woman suffered seizures and had to relearn to walk after addiction to 'easy to buy' drug spiralled

A woman tried to appease the loneliness of working from home by turning to laughing gas, until she suffered seizures with brutal consequences.

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Moment Brits get revenge on 'selfish' Zante holidaymakers for reserving sunbeds - by 'hiding' their towels and flinging them up trees dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic…

Brits get revenge on 'Zante holidaymakers for reserving sunbeds

Waitress Millie Newsham, 20, was on her way back to her hotel room at 6am after a night out with friends last week when they noticed towels had been placed on sunbeds to reserve them.

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