Clare Shepherd shares how a premature menopause in her 30s and an endometriosis diagnosis left her determined to help and support women going through what she did. Clare Shepherd was just 32 years old when she went through a premature menopause. During her seven-year struggle until she finally got a diagnosis, Clare was also told she had severe endometriosis, leading to a full hysterectomy at age 39. According to […]
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Polyamorous relationships: Misunderstood
Polyamory: The practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner at one time, with the consent of all partners involved. Often referred to as consensual “non-monogamy”. The assumptions based on polyamory could be damaging to the reputation of the lifestyle. Christian Klesse, a researcher of polyamory and cultural sociology at Manchester Metropolitan […]
Young Men Most At Risk On Bournemouth Roads
Bournemouth is fifth among the worst places for accidents for motorcycles and cyclists in the UK -Buzz News can reveal. The figure comes from a report from Bournemouth Borough Council regarding travel and transport shows that Bournemouth has 711 accidents per million “vulnerable road users”: cyclists, motorcyclists and elderly drivers. Young men are particularly at […]
“Hell’s Angels” Bournemouth: Recruiting now!
Photo credits: Fynn Lacey Bournemouth is home to it’s very own “Hell’s Angels”- but they’re family friendly, welcoming-and looking for new members. South Coast Cruisers is a biker gang-but most of the men involved have wives and children and are very careful to mind their P’s and Q’s. Then there’s the fact that […]
Bournemouth Town Centre Bike Theft Hotspot
Buzz News can reveal that Bournemouth town centre has almost seven times more bike theft crime than the national average according to a survey. The figure has skyrocketed from 4.4 bike thefts per person in 2016 to 6.6 in 2017. Although it has been reduced to 4.9, a new initiative to bring rental bikes […]
Cannabis saved me: Online article
The legalisation of medical cannabis hit news in early November – allowing specialist doctors to prescribe the drug, but only for certain conditions. Celine Byford investigates if a cancer cure has been resting in the plant for years Cancer is one of the biggest killers worldwide, and researchers continue to try to find a cure. […]
Cannabis saved me: Print Article
‘Cannabis saved me’ is a Multimedia Journalism project which investigates the use of medicinal cannabis. It delves into the new cannabis prescription law, personal experiences of using the drug and investigates whether cannabis could be considered a ‘cure’ for cancer. The print article is below, based on The Guardian magazine. It is the largest portion […]
Cannabis saved me: Audio | Legalisation
The print article highlights the new cannabis law, allowing specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis to those with limited conditions. However, I wondered why the possession of cannabis still remains illegal in the UK. I managed to get in contact with Eoin and Brynn, both from the cannabis industry and based in different areas of the […]
Cannabis saved me: Video
Exploring whether cannabis can be used as medicine led to a wider discovery of the black market. When it was revealed to me that only people with limited conditions would be prescribed cannabis legally, I realised that the illegal drug business would still live on. To accommodate the project, I created this video below. I […]
The Tracks to Recovery
With 236 railway fatalities in the UK last year, what consideration, if any, is given to the unsuspecting and powerless train driver? How are their lives impacted after witnessing somebody take their own life and what support is available to assist them in their recovery? The Tracks to Recovery explores just this. To find out more about the project, visit […]