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News / Vanessa Kennedy

Vanessa Kennedy

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Vanessa is a reporter with STV News based in Edinburgh. She covers a broad range of stories from hard-hitting reports to features.

Families fight ‘soul-destroying’ council plan to cut care at Tygetshaugh sheltered housing
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Families fight 'soul-destroying' council plan to cut care at sheltered housing complex

Comedian Fred MacAulay: ‘Thousands of men will unknowingly have a tumour in their prostate’
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Fred MacAulay: 'Thousands of men will unknowingly have a tumour in their prostate'

‘Absolutely crucial’: Edinburgh Pregnancy and Parent Centre facing closure after 40 years
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'Absolutely crucial': Pregnancy and parents centre facing closure after 40 years

Edinburgh businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows
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Businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows

Portobello residents threaten legal action over Edinburgh Council’s parking charges plan
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Portobello residents threaten legal action over parking charge plan

Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland’s first wave pool
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Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland's first wave pool

‘It’s changed my life completely’: Innovative drugs offering hope for ulcerative colitis patients
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'It's changed my life': Advanced treatments offering hope for colitis patients

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse: Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction
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Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction

First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary
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First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary

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Kemi Badenoch pledges to make North Sea oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy
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Badenoch pledges to make North Sea oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

Man arrested after boy ‘sexually assaulted’ on family camping trip in Loch Ness
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Man arrested after boy 'sexually assaulted' on family camping trip

MSP quits Holyrood committee amid ‘secret camera’ and indecent images charges
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MSP quits Holyrood committee amid ‘secret camera' and indecent images charges

Man charged with murder after woman dies following disturbance in Edinburgh
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Man charged with murder after woman dies following disturbance

Driver found guilty of causing young mum’s death in fatal crash
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Driver found guilty of causing young mum's death in fatal crash

Transfer deadline day live: Celtic and Rangers target signings as clubs do final deals
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Deadline day: Rangers add two, Celtic sign winger as clubs finalise squads

Driver fined for 100mph crash on wrong side of A9
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Driver fined for 100mph crash on wrong side of road

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Edinburgh charity threatens legal action over health board’s strategic plan
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Charity threatens legal action over health board's strategic plan

From drought to downpours: Scotland’s barley crop suffers in season of extremes
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From drought to downpours: Scotland’s barley crop suffers in season of extremes

Mattresses given new spring of life in Perth through recycling scheme
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Mattresses given new spring of life through recycling scheme

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Revamped Calvin Klein store set to open at outlet 

Edinburgh school toilets must be refurbished after two court rulings on gender
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School toilets must be refurbished after two court rulings on gender

Pensioners lose battle to save West Lothian retirement home community cafe from closure
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Pensioners lose battle to save retirement home community cafe from closure

Sandie Peggie tribunal resumes after month-long break
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Sandie Peggie tribunal resumes after month-long break

Schoolboy, ten, praised for raising RNLI alarm over ‘inflatable drifting out to sea’ in North Berwick
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Schoolboy praised for raising alarm over ‘inflatable drifting out to sea’

Road closed in Midlothian after crash amid ongoing incident
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Road closed after crash amid ongoing incident

Three arrests made after Falkirk asylum hotel protests
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Three arrests made after protests outside asylum hotel 

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Northern Lights could be visible over Scotland amid geomagnetic storm

Warwick Davis to reprise role as Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter TV series
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Warwick Davis to reprise role as Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter TV series

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