Author: Charlotte Reid
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Trip to New York
As a pre-Christmas treat we flew to New York. This was only my second trip to the US ever so I had plenty to do and see. It’s an impressive city, across six days we managed to walk for 25 hours. And we only scratched the surface. Here are some pictures from the trip. And…
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Lincoln City’s FA Cup success
Until recently Lincolnshire didn’t have much to brag about regarding sports. The best the county had to offer was the amazing fact that Gainsborough Trinity hadn’t been relegated or promoted from the same league for 145 years. And then Lincoln City brought in two reserved brothers to manage the team. Danny and Nicky Cowley had…
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Photos: Trip to Wembley with Cleethorpes Town
Everyone gets the excitement of going to Wembley – and last weekend I followed non league side Cleethorpes Town as they played in the FA Vase final. It was their first time playing at the national stadium, well they have only existed as a team for 19 years, so it was a special occasion for…
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Breaking news
One of the biggest parts of my job is making sure the news bulletin sounds up to date making sure our listeners know about the important things happening right now. Sometimes the details of a story can change really quickly, like election results or resignations, and this can mean keeping the bulletin up to date…
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Interviewing Nigel Farage
The resignation of Sleaford’s MP over the government’s handling of Brexit brought the national spotlight to the small Lincolnshire town. Stephen Phillips, who’s been the area’s Conservative representative since 2010, stepped down with immediate effect in November 2016 because of ‘irreconcilable differences’ with the government. This was shortly after the Prime Minister had announced that…
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The Mariners: Back where we belong
Football definitely becomes more exciting when you’re following teams that are performing well. So it was fantastic to cover Grimsby Town’s promotion which saw them get back into league football in 2016. As part of the news bulletins for Lincs FM and Compass FM we followed the Mariners story – which ended with a trip…
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Swimming for Sport Relief
A couple of days after the event I’m still aching yet I’m incredibly proud of swimming 5k for Sport Relief. It was a challenge but it all took place in a friendly atmosphere and was actually a fun swim. All 200 lengths! I wasn’t sure what to expect on Sunday. I’d panicked myself that on…