BBC reporter for North West Tonight. Dad. Dog owner. Petrol.
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I’ve been speaking to a survivor of a grooming gang in Oldham - ‘Sophie’ says the govt should lead an inquiry in Oldham - but not a national inquiry into grooming gangs. She said inquiries should cover “all sexual abuse” and worries Oldham would be overlooked. From @BBCNWT:
I’ve found somewhere with a roof to watch #EnglandNetherlands - a big barn that’s been turned into a rural fan park in the Cheshire countryside near Northwich. Will be live on @BBCNWT at 6.30…
I've been following lots of people who've been overpaid Carer's Allowance over the last few months for @BBCNWT - and this is one of the stranger stories: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw00…
Phil McCann retweeted
'It's not about me it's about the 7.7 million unpaid carers'
Johnny Timpson, who was the UK's inaugural disability ambassador, told #BBCBreakfast he's quit as one of the PM's dementia champions over the clawing back of benefits overpayments from families
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
The leaders of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for big changes to be made to the Carer’s Allowance system, after we reported on the case of Vivienne Groom from Cheshire earlier this month: bbc.com/news/articles/cw074d…
Coming to your screens this Sunday … a Tardis, some machine guns and a MAJOR SHOWDOWN between the Cheshire candidates trying to become the county’s next police and crime commissioner. Also me. BBC One at 10am…
Tune in to a special Politics North West on Sunday morning with a debate with all 3 candidates standing to be Cheshire’s next Police & Crime Commissioner.
Police officer numbers, shoplifting & violence against women & girls were among the topics discussed.
#bbcpnw #Cheshire
ALT The three Cheshire PCC candidates - Liberal Democrat Paul Duffy on the left, Dan Price for Labour in the centre and Conservative John Dwyer on the right - with host Phil McCann
ALT Filming of the Cheshire PCC debate
In Barrow with Kier Starmer - he’s the first Labour leader in 30 years to visit the site where the subs that host the UK’s nuclear deterrent are built. More on @BBCNWT at 1.30 & 6.30
Another carer who’s had to return thousands overpaid to him by the DWP - George had to sell his house and told me his life’s ruined. He changed to Carers Allowance from a diff benefit just 30p a week lower (which he didn’t need to declare his job for): bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la…
I’ve been following the case of Vivienne Groom from Tarvin, Cheshire - one of thousands overpaid Carers Allowance - prosecuted and lost £16k inheritance for a job at Co-op. Anon DWP worker said the dept has “no excuse” for failing to stop big overpayments: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me…
I've been in court for this story today for @BBCNWT - Cheshire Police have confirmed to us that 3 of the 11 alleged victims of Richard Burrows have since died... bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma…
What does the future hold for local commercial radio? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me…
Local commercial radio has massively changed in a way that hasn’t been remarked upon that much in the media - and next month the names Radio City, Rock FM and Signal 1 disappear. Full report on @BBCNWT in iPlayer - or 2 mins of it ⬇️
I’ve been looking at why so many people in flats with dangerous cladding are facing long waits, drawn-out legal battles and in some cases still potentially ruinous bills, despite the Building Safety Act which is meant to protect them: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd17…
I’ve been looking at the situation facing residents in flats with unsafe cladding - and there’s some rare good news. Wallace Estates has agreed to fix fire safety issues on a block in Manchester where the risk was “so serious” residents had to leave: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnen…
Wallace Estates agreed to do the work here and at three other blocks in Manchester just weeks before they were due at a tribunal after the government took legal action. The firm was at another tribunal just a few weeks ago: assets.publishing.service.go…
I've been speaking to Zayna Iman, who says she was drugged and sexually assaulted in Greater Manchester Police custody. She told me she has no confidence in two official reviews into the claims she and others have made. Here's why... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kd…
