@samrread

I'm a regional reporter for BBC News. Most likely found around Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes or Northamptonshire.

bbc.co.uk/news/england/beds_bucks_and_herts
Joined September 2011
  • Tweets3.5K
  • Following2K
  • Followers1.9K
415Media
Today was my last day at @BBCLookEast before I take six months shared parental leave. Given the Cambridge programme is closing in November it is my last day with the team, in the current form at least. In broadcast we are rubbish at crediting the people who are actually… 1/
13
7
3
108
more replies
…Anyway, you get the idea. Every time I’ve been on tv it’s been off the back of the hard work of others. On many weekdays the 1830 regional news on BBC One is the most watched programme on TV (not number one news programme, number one of all programmes). These people are why…6/
1
19
…alongside the amazing members of the public who bafflingly agree to go on camera everyday. Anyway, I’m hopefully back at some point from March doing BBC local journalism. But it seemed a good time to say thank you. 7/7
8
51
Police have named a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at Milton Keynes College on Friday, as Ahmednur Nuur. Family members say they have "lost their light on earth"
3
🚨AMAZING OPPORTUNITY KLAXON!!!🚨 please share 🤝
BBC Northamptonshire
@BBCNorthampton8 Feb 2022
Fancy working in Radio? 📻 🎙 We’re looking for our next apprentice. Click on the link to find out more and how to apply. 📲 bbc.in/3GC1lWf #YouMakeTheBBC @BBCGetIn
2
3
5
Enter the football refereeing and dad joke cracking new Chief Whip... bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-60303… via @BBCNews
1
2
1
10
This splendid sunrise shot of the Peace Pagoda at Willen Lake, was the winner of our August contest, voted by our followers on our Instagram account! It’s an amazingly beautiful capture by #Allan_Law_Photography 🏆 instagram.com/p/CTRB1-Ujcpd/…
4
12
3
70
Fact of the morning is that since the England men’s football squad were last in an international tournament final, Milton Keynes was built. #Euro2020Final
2
5
2
37
Produced the second ever show using this system. The first with an all speech hour. Boss at the time said the next day: “we put a lot of attention on show one and probably should have given a bit more support to show two”. “We felt ok”, I replied. “You didn’t look it”, she said.
📻 David Lloyd
@DavidLloydRADIO11 Jun 2021
This Day: 2014. The VILOR (virtual local radio) made its on-air debut @BBCNorthampton - to 'streamline operations, boost resource-sharing and free up rack space'. @IPETechnologies secured main contract with BBC engineering undertaking much of the work at two data centres.
7
Idea for the boss.
Jane Bryant@janebryant597 Jun 2021
I feel for @samrread Lately he reports daily from outside one of the various hospitals in the region, in all weathers. Couldn’t they just find a building that looks a bit hospital-like & make some some signs to stick behind him. It would save a lot of time & petrol #BBCLookEast
1
5
BREAKING: Labour and Liberal Democrats announce ‘Progressive Alliance’ to run @mkcouncil. There will be a Labour leader of the council and a Lib Dem deputy leader. @MKConservatives became the biggest party there in last week’s elections and had hoped to form an admin.
2
2
6
Talks between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives have been "constructive" says Tory leader @acwalker28 The Lib-Dem kingmakers are meeting Labour tomorrow and say a @MKLibDems decision should be made before the weekend. Is change a'coming in MK? #LDReporter #MiltonKeynes
2
2
2
Counting underway at Milton Keynes Council. Currently no party with overall control, Labour largest party. Conservatives hoping for gains here. Greenery adds slight ‘local wildlife park butterfly house’ feel to the count.
1
1
8
more replies
So all ended. Milton Keynes Council now looks like this: Lab 19 (-4 on last election) Cons 24 (+6) LD 13 (-2) Ind 1 (-).
2
Discussions will now take place as to how this council is run.
At just over half way (counting the second batch of nine wards, with 11 seats now) the scores on the doors after 10 seats is: CON 7 (+6) LAB 2 (-4) LIB DEM 1 (-2) #LDReporter #MKVotes
2
3
1
Load more