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Adele Forrest

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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...

HoldtheFrontPage — A weekly newspaper successfully fought to name members of a grooming gang convicted of multiple child sexual offences. Rotherham Advertiser deputy news editor Adele Forrest, pictured, won her battle to overturn an unlawful court order keeping secret the identities of three men, who were among six to be convicted on a total of 20 counts last week following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
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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

Press Gazette — Weekly newspaper the Rotherham Advertiser has won a court battle to lift restrictions on naming members of a local grooming gang. Deputy news editor Adele Forrest told Sheffield Crown Court that unlawful reporting restrictions had been placed on naming four defendants at a trial.
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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...

HoldtheFrontPage — A coroner has apologised after a weekly newspaper journalist was locked out of an inquest which was held in secret. The Rotherham Advertiser complained to Doncaster Council after an inquest into the death of a 57-year-old Rotherham woman was held ahead of the publicised time and behind closed doors.
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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...

rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk — TOP cops who policed Rotherham over the 16-year period in which the Jay Report said 1,400 children were sexually exploited are being investigated by the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into whether chief superintendents, chief constables, assistant chief constables and deputy chief constables who worked for South Yorkshire Police (SYP) between 1997-2013 failed in their statutory duty to protect children.
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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

Rotherham Advertiser — 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

Rotherham Advertiser — In an exclusive interview, the former home secretary denies receiving reports by a researcher about child sexual exploitation in Rotherham — despite an inquiry concluding the Home Office had been sent several documents pointing to the issue in the town between 1998 and 2005. Adele Forrest put Lord David Blunkett under the spotlight as he launched a rambling route in Rotherham, urging him to respond to the rumours.
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Cheers as gang are sentenced

Cheers as gang are sentenced

Rotherham Advertiser — Adele Forrest takes an in-depth look at the profiles of the defendants involved in the country's largest child sex abuse scandal following an 11-week trial.
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Breaking point: An investigation into police failings, racial tension and victim's fears

Breaking point: An investigation into police failings, racial tension and victim's fears

Rotherham Advertiser — Child sexual exploitation victims share their ordeals with Adele Forrest after report heaps more heavy criticism on South Yorkshire Police.
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Dangerous paedophile who groomed boys on Facebook jailed

Dangerous paedophile who groomed boys on Facebook jailed

rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk — A DANGEROUS paedophile who groomed schoolboys across the country on Facebook, forced them to perform sinister acts and sexually abused one 14-year-old boy has been jailed for 13 years. Adele Forrest reports on the shocking case from Sheffield Crown Court.
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VIDEO: Bucks Fizz at Rotherham Civic Theatre

VIDEO: Bucks Fizz at Rotherham Civic Theatre

youtube.com — Bucks Fizz superfan Elaine Middlemast turned journalist for the day to interview her musical heroes in Rotherham, a stunt set up by reporter Adele Forrest.
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FEATURE: New café gives a warm Hygge to domestic abuse victims

FEATURE: New café gives a warm Hygge to domestic abuse victims

Rotherham Advertiser — Adele Forrest visits a new cafe experience that is helping victims of domestic abuse, run by a charity which recently hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

FEATURE: When dining becomes a spiritual occasion

FEATURE: When dining becomes a spiritual occasion

Rotherham Advertiser — JoyfulL restaurant owner Simieon Williams is serving up hope and love with his unique over-the-counter blessings. Advertiser reporter and regular customer Adele Forrest found out more about the “mission” that brought him to Rotherham.

Rotherham Advertiser editor on why he chose not to publish police helicopter images of couple hav...

Rotherham Advertiser editor on why he chose not to publish police helicopter images of couple hav...

Press Gazette — The Rotherham Advertiser has explained why it chose not to publish video images taken by a rogue former police officer using the powerful camera on his force's helicopter. Ex-Pc Adrian Pogmore was jailed for a year on Tuesday last week for having filmed the married couple from the South Yorkshire Police aircraft and also recording ...
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Rotherham Advertiser slams Facebook comments after trial collapses - Journalism News from Holdthe...

Rotherham Advertiser slams Facebook comments after trial collapses - Journalism News from Holdthe...

HoldtheFrontPage — A weekly newspaper has used its front page to call for social media firms to close comments on court report stories after a trial it was covering collapsed. The Rotherham Advertiser says it is now "impossible for newspapers to play their full part in the justice system" due to the effect platforms such as Facebook are having on the court reporting landscape.
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Paul Chuckle and Chantry Brewery back Rotherham Advertiser campaign - Journalism News from Holdth...

Paul Chuckle and Chantry Brewery back Rotherham Advertiser campaign - Journalism News from Holdth...

HoldtheFrontPage — The surviving Chuckle Brother has joined forces with a brewery to back a weekly newspaper's bid to help its patch's businesses as they prepare to reopen. Comedian Paul Chuckle was presented with a copy of the Rotherham Advertiser by Chantry Brewery to highlight the paper's Restarting Rotherham campaign.
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Advertiser launches bid to create photographic history of Rotherham - Journalism News from Holdth...

Advertiser launches bid to create photographic history of Rotherham - Journalism News from Holdth...

HoldtheFrontPage — An independent weekly has launched a bid to create a photographic history of its patch online. The Rotherham Advertiser is set to create an archive of old pictures and memories for readers to browse. The idea came about after deputy news editor Adele Forrest discovered the below picture of two Rotherham punks in the 1970s.
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"The kindness she showed me in that moment saved my life"

"The kindness she showed me in that moment saved my life"

rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk — QUICK-thinking Sara Cunningham ( pictured) was in the right place at the right time when she unknowingly saved the life of a woman in distress. Sara (35), of Brecks, was unaware of the impact of their 45-minute meeting on a car park roof in Rotherham - until the woman she had helped contacted the Advertiser to tell her story.
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"The kindness she showed me in that moment saved my life"

"The kindness she showed me in that moment saved my life"

rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk — QUICK-thinking Sara Cunningham ( pictured) was in the right place at the right time when she unknowingly saved the life of a woman in distress. Sara (35), of Brecks, was unaware of the impact of their 45-minute meeting on a car park roof in Rotherham - until the woman she had helped contacted the Advertiser to tell her story.
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Rotherham: How scale of abuse shocked even the man who exposed it

Rotherham: How scale of abuse shocked even the man who exposed it

BBC News — Journalist Andrew Norfolk says grooming gangs were brought to justice because of 'mainstream media'.
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Rotherham: Abuse survivor gets apology 10 years on

Rotherham: Abuse survivor gets apology 10 years on

BBC News — Police hand-deliver letter of apology to grooming gangs victim who reported her abuse in 2003.
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Meet the 999 workers on Christmas Day shift in Yorkshire

Meet the 999 workers on Christmas Day shift in Yorkshire

BBC News — Turkeys on fire in ovens are one of the most common call-outs to fire service over festive period.
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