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Adele Forrest

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Leeds, Manchester
As seen in: BBC Look North (Yorkshire), BBC Breakfast, BBC Morning Live, Bottom Line, MSN, Yahoo Life, BBC, BBC News, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News Australia, Yahoo News Malaysia and
Covers:  News, human interest, business, court, crime, health, charity, CSE, entertainment, features.
Doesn't Cover: Sport.
Broadcast Journalist @BBCLookNorth. Send me #Yorkshire news. Previously @BBCBreakfast, @PackedLunchC4 & @rotherhamtiser. adele.forrest.ext@bbc.com

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Rotherham Advertiser wins fight to name grooming gang members - Journalism News from HoldtheFront...

Rotherham Advertiser wins fight to name grooming gang members - Journalism News from HoldtheFront...

A weekly newspaper successfully fought to name members of a grooming gang convicted of multiple child sexual …

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Rotherham Advertiser wins battle to overturn reporting restrictions on grooming gang members

Rotherham Advertiser wins battle to overturn reporting restrictions on grooming gang members

Weekly newspaper the Rotherham Advertiser has won a court battle to lift restrictions on naming members of a …

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Coroner says sorry after Rotherham Advertiser locked out of inquest - Journalism News from Holdth...

Coroner says sorry after Rotherham Advertiser locked out of inquest - Journalism News from Holdth...

A coroner has apologised after a weekly newspaper journalist was locked out of an inquest which was held in s…

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EXCLUSIVE: South Yorkshire Police's top cops during Jay Report period being probed by police watc...

EXCLUSIVE: South Yorkshire Police's top cops during Jay Report period being probed by police watc...

TOP cops who policed Rotherham over the 16-year period in which the Jay Report said 1,400 children were sexua…

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We cannot do without steal, Jeremy Corbyn tells fearful workers on Rotherham visit

We cannot do without steal, Jeremy Corbyn tells fearful workers on Rotherham visit

Adele Forrest is given exclusive access to Jeremy Corbyn as he visits Rotherham to meet steelworkers.

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CSE info never fed through to me, says ex-home secretary

CSE info never fed through to me, says ex-home secretary

In an exclusive interview, the former home secretary denies receiving reports by a researcher about child sex…

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Village relieved as visitor surge fails to appear

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By Adele Forrest Verified
| Aol Verified
Visitors to the riverside beauty spot of Burnsall were warned "very few" parking places would be available Residents of a Yorkshire Dales village plagued by traffic congestion breathed a sigh of relief after an expected influx of visitors at the weekend failed to materialise. Burnsall, near Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, had become a hot spot for day trippers during warm weather, with hundreds using a large private car park beside the River Wharfe.
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Mixed reaction as Roundhay Festival gets under way

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By Grace Wood Verified, Adele Forrest Verified
| Yahoo News Australia Verified
Grace Wood - Yorkshire; Adele Forrest Fri 3 July 2026 at 5:40 pm UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lewis Capaldi is one of the headline acts due to hit the stage at the festival this weekend [Yui Mok/PA Wire] As a three-day festival gets under way at a Leeds park many residents and businesses have welcomed the event, but others say they will lose money and have been frustrated by a lack of communication.
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Domestic abuse charity to close in funding crisis

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By Adele Forrest Verified
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Adele Forrest - Yorkshire Mon, June 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2024, supporters gathered outside Sheffield City Council to urge the local authority to secure Vida's future [BBC/Simon Thake] A domestic abuse charity which has been supporting women for 31 years will close due to lack of funding.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Features intern at The Mirror.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That we cover Sheffield news.

Awards

O2 Media Award

2019 - Best Team

Awarded to the editorial team for its coverage of the New Zealand terrorist attack, which the gunman linked to Rotherham.

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