Catrìona Aitken (@catrionaa15) 's Twitter Profile
Catrìona Aitken

@catrionaa15

Journalist @BBCWalesNews • ex-senior reporter @basgazette & @andoverad • NCTJ+NQJ • @cardiffjomec & @standrewsIR alumna • Scottish gal • views mine • she/her

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Glad I was able to pull this together at the end of a busy week! Thanks so much to Ruth and Gareth for sharing their experiences…. Just a drop in the ocean of the many runners who say they’ve been left in the lurch

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY! 🎄🥳 Today you can wear your silliest Christmas jumpers with pride, because the money you raise will help vulnerable children around the world. Don't forget to tag us in your pics, and use the hashtag #ChristmasJumperDay to share the festive fun. ⛄

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Even as a self-intentified sports-phobe, it’s a struggle not to get excited on days like this! 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 C’mon Scotland!! #SixNations

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Was really great to be out and about this afternoon and evening, speaking to football fans about tonight’s make or break match. And to do my first live radio hit for BBC Radio Wales as well! Great start to a few weeks trying out being a newsdesk reporter 😊

Was really great to be out and about this afternoon and evening, speaking to football fans about tonight’s make or break match. And to do my first live radio hit for <a href="/BBCRadioWales/">BBC Radio Wales</a> as well! Great start to a few weeks trying out being a newsdesk reporter 😊
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And the football beat was stark contrast from the start of my week, covering a murder case at Swansea. Ashley Sarsero was stabbed to death outside his home. This week, a jury found James Smith guilty of murder, and Steven Morgan of assisting him bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

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Thank you so much to Rhian, Harrison and the team at Auditory Verbal UK for taking the time to talk to me about a campaign for more support for deaf children in Wales

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Martin Quinn is the first Scottish actor to play the famous Scottish Star Trek character, Scotty. Thanks to Elle Duffy, Angela Carr, Steve Brocklehurst and the rest of the amazing team for their help and support in producing the story for all outputs. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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I’ve been working at the BBC for nearly 20 months and today some kind person finally showed me how to make the nuclear microwaves function like normal microwaves 🤯🍽️

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Former Parc prison employee Jodie Beer is jailed for possession of class A, class B and class C drugs, intent to supply and misconduct as a public officer bbc.in/3WXH3Sk

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Not an easy story to cover at all 😔 Rachel is one of dozens of parents fighting to have her story heard in a review of maternity services in Swansea

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Delighted to have former Mackie Academy pupil Catrìona Aitken in this week to speak to L5 Criminology classes about her crime reporting for BBC News (UK) in Cardiff, and blowing their minds with her shorthand skills! #Commitment #DYW #BringingTheCurriculumToLife

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I’m quoted in this BBC News (UK) article on fantasy, Welsh legend, + the Welsh language 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 : bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Some of my points👇 are explored more fully in my book and in my essay in the British Library fantasy collection (see below) 1/3 UofG Fantasy UofG Arts & Humanities Catrìona Aitken