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Harry Ward

(He/Him)
West Yorkshire County, UK
As seen in: West Leeds Dispatch, Yahoo News UK, Yorkshire Live, Leeds Live
Covers:  Health, education, disability and transport
Doesn't Cover: Protests and national politics.
“UK’s 5th best blind journalist” Video Journalist in Leeds. Bylines: @yorkshirepost @leedslivenews @wldispatch + LDRS

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‘One spark could be all it takes’: Yorkshire fire chiefs issue urgent warning after summer of moorland blazes

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By Harry Ward
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Yorkshire's fire chiefs have issued an urgent warning after a summer of dramatic moorland infernos left firefighters battling flames for days. From Silsden Moor to the North York Moors, crews have faced punishing conditions as fires tore across some of the region's most treasured landscapes – with huge emergency responses, overnight operations and specialist off-road vehicles all needed to bring the blazes under control.
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Damning watchdog report finds 'widespread failings' in vital services for Leeds children

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By Harry Ward, Don Mort Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Leeds children are waiting nearly three times longer than legally allowed for vital support due to "widespread and systemic failings" in the council's special educational needs services. A damning report by watchdogs Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into support for special educational needs and disabilities means the city now faces a monitoring visit and must produce an urgent action plan.
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City’s special needs service needs ‘urgent improvement’

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By Harry Ward
| West Leeds Dispatch Verified
By Harry Ward and Don Mort, local democracy reporter Families across Leeds have been let down by a SEND system with “widespread and systemic failings,” a major inspection report has concluded – findings that a local parent carer group says come as no surprise.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering an event about dyslexia!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Peter O’Hanrahahanrahan