Assistant Features Editor Laura Reid looks back at a week in features at The Yorkshire Post.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Laura Reid, the Deputy Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post. I'm just going to talk
00:05 you through some of the features that we've run online and in print this week in case
00:09 you've missed them. There's plenty to go out in terms of some long reads for over the weekend
00:13 and we'll of course also be publishing our Yorkshire Post magazine on Saturday as part
00:19 of the weekend edition with lots more features in there too.
00:23 So at the start of the week we heard how Yorkshire Children's Charity is preparing for another
00:27 Christmas of high demand from struggling families, with the head of the organisation talking
00:33 about desperation on another level last year and more of the same expected this year.
00:41 Westminster might be our political epicentre but we heard from journalist Matt Chorley
00:45 about how plenty of other odd and amusing spots have played their part in politics,
00:50 including in Yorkshire. Meanwhile, Health Chief Rob Webster spoke to us about the pain
00:55 of losing his brother to suicide and his support for a prevention campaign as the world marked
01:00 Mental Health Day. Television doctor and practicing GP Dr Amir Khan told us about his latest book,
01:07 a novel on the topic of arranged marriage and about how general practice has changed
01:12 over his time in the industry. We heard from Carrie and David Grant, who are best known
01:19 for TV shows like Fame Academy, they've also written about their remarkable family story
01:25 and hope that that can help other parents. We also caught up with naturalist, broadcaster
01:30 and author Steve Baxhall ahead of his stage show Ocean coming to Yorkshire. And in Arts
01:36 and Culture we looked at Bradford-based Dance United Yorkshire, a social inclusion charity
01:41 that's been delivering projects for vulnerable people and marginalised communities across
01:46 the region. And late this month, they are presenting an intergenerational dance theatre
01:52 production. We also looked at the production of pop music at Hull Shrug Theatre and spoke
01:57 to Norman Blake of Teenage Fan Club about their new album and gigs in Leeds and Sheffield
02:02 next month. If you've not already seen, we've got a weekly Yorkshire Features, Yorkshire
02:09 Lifestyle newsletter, sorry, that goes out once a week, bringing you the best from the
02:14 Yorkshire Features team. So that includes things like our magazine stories, heritage,
02:21 arts and culture, property, fashion and lots more human interest stories as well. So do
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