
Ruth Addicott
@ruthaddicott
Freelance Journalist -
Swansea, London, Brighton, The North (but still shouting for Wales)
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http://www.ruthaddicott.co.uk 01-11-2010 10:11:45
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My story on Alessa and how her four-legged friend stopped her bolting into busy roads, in this week's Take A Break Support Dogs #Autism #supportdogs #AutismAwareness


My story on Lara and how her five yr old daughter helped her beat her 25 year battle with food, in this week's Chat magazine Dr. Lara Zibarras #bulimia #eatingdisorder #bodypositivity #orthorexia



My piece on Ann and how she changed NHS guidelines after losing her son Olly to suicide at 22 Olly's Future #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…


My piece on Diana and how losing both her legs to meningitis didn't stop her pursuing her Olympic dream, in this week's My Weekly Meningitis Now #paralympics #paradressage #meningitis #Inspiration


The extraordinary story of the #SalisburyPoisonings from reporters who were on the ground, my piece in The Journalist bit.ly/4alGtTj Thanks Rebecca Hudson Joe Riddle Luke Harding Robert Murphy & James Fielding Christine Buckley #Novichok


My story on Jen & her epic challenge, hiking 1,000 miles across 10 national parks with her rescue dog Cookie, in Woman's Weekly Healthy Living She Gets Around National Park Foundation Peak District National Park Foundation Peak District National Park #nationalpark #hiking #northyorkmoors #yorkshiredales #LakeDistrict


The new NUJ mag has reporting by Jeff Farrell in Ukraine; Raymond Snoddy on Murdoch’s reputation; Steve Bell on the sale of The Observer to Tortoise The Guardian and Observer NUJ Jenny Sims on disinformation; Conrad Landin on journalists in politics; On Our Patch by Ruth Addicott


My piece on Heidi and her amazing support dog Rolo, who helps her load the washing machine & even strips the bed, in the latest Womans Weekly #chronicfatigue #fibromyalgia #supportdogs #dogs Support Dogs


'What shocked all of us was how quickly it spiralled...' In 2023, the Nicola Bulley case sparked a social media frenzy. I spoke to journalists who covered it Inzamam Rashid Emma Sweeney Hollie Bone Elizabeth Haigh (she/her) Nicola Adam #NicolaBulley bit.ly/4h5wJi3



'I heard him before I saw him' my piece on Trump & his encounters with the Scottish press in the latest issue of The Journalist bit.ly/4d0wW5P Thanks Stephen Stewart Bryce Ritchie Alicia Bruce & Edward Harbinson Christine Buckley NUJ London Freelance 🗞️ #Trump


Essential reading, especially if you’re going to Glastonbury! NUJ Ruth Addicott Also featuring Raymond Snoddy on populism; Neil Merrick on AI; Stephanie Power on podcasts


Floods, no fence and face to face with Liam - my piece on what it was like reporting from #Glastonbury back in the day, in the current issue of The Journalist bit.ly/3TFXTCI pat gilbert Matthew George Ian Youngs Neil McCormick Christine Buckley #GlastonburyFestival

My story on Val & how losing two husbands and finding love for a third time, inspired her to buy a home for the homeless, in the July issue of Take A Break The Wallich | A homelessness charity in Wales Take a Break #homelessness


When Louise found herself homeless, it was Mitts, a tiny tabby, who came to her rescue... my piece on Mitts - one of the finalists at this year's #CatsProtection #NationalCatAwards in Best magazine Cats Protection Larry the Cat #cats


Julie, Galia and Charlotte went on holiday - and it changed their lives, my feature Woman'sWeekly The Body Retreat Dravet Syndrome UK #lifechanging #holidays


My story on Fizz, who goes to the job centre, bank, leisure centre, library, bingo & local bowls club. And once turned up at a pub five miles away - in this week's Take A Break Cats Protection Larry the Cat #catsprotection #nationalcatawards #Fizzwanderer


First there were 500, then there were 40,000 - how to cover the world's biggest Elvis festival, my piece in The Journalist bit.ly/3JoQIwI Christine Buckley NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️ Robbie Griffiths Owen Money #PorthcawlElvisFestival #Elvis #MadAboutElvis
