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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.

West Lothian: Closure of three swimming pools branded ‘travesty’ by locals

Edinburgh & East

Closure of three swimming pools branded 'travesty' by locals

2 weeks ago

Groundswell: How surf therapy is helping women who have experienced trauma

Edinburgh & East

How surf therapy is helping women who have experienced trauma

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh Fringe: LGBTQ group from US staying in disused nuclear bunker to avoid soaring rents

Edinburgh & East

US performers staying in disused bunker to avoid Fringe rent costs

2 months ago

Living with COPD is a daily struggle – rising living costs make it worse’

Edinburgh & East

'Living with COPD is a daily struggle - rising living costs make it worse'

2 months ago

The Voice Kids: Edinburgh teenager who reached final stages of contest hopes to pursue girl band dreams

Edinburgh & East

'I reached the finals of The Voice Kids - now I'm ready for stardom'

2 months ago

Treasures dating back decades uncovered during Edinburgh Playhouse refurbishment

Edinburgh & East

Treasures dating back decades uncovered during Playhouse refurbishment

2 months ago

Wetwheels: Sailing charity launches boat to take disabled people out to sea in South Queensferry

Edinburgh & East

Boat charity helps disabled people 'feel like a captain for the day'

3 months ago

Joshua Nolan Foundation: Edinburgh yoga event to help fund mental health charity

Edinburgh yoga event to help raise funds for mental health charity

3 months ago

Raeburn’s Edinburgh: Exhibition to mark 200 years since death of artist Henry Raeburn

Edinburgh & East

Exhibition to mark 200 years since death of artist Henry Raeburn

3 months ago

Edinburgh University: Common drugs can be used to treat dementia-linked strokes, trial shows

Edinburgh & East

Common drugs can be used to treat dementia-linked strokes, trial shows

4 months ago

West Lothian: Linlithgow’s ‘world class’ £1.25m cycle circuit to open to the public

Edinburgh & East

'World class' cycle circuit backed by Olympic champions opens to public

4 months ago

Mum ‘overwhelmed’ as school raises over £10,000 for teenage son with rare bone cancer

Edinburgh & East

Mum 'overwhelmed' as school raises over £10,000 for son with rare cancer

4 months ago

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland: Edinburgh parents’ daily battle for little girl with life-limiting condition AHC

Edinburgh & East

Parents' daily battle for little girl with rare life-limiting condition

4 months ago

McGills Buses: Vital bus cuts leave West Lothian passengers paying for ‘unaffordable’ taxis to work

Edinburgh & East

Bus cuts force passengers to pay for 'unaffordable' taxis to work

5 months ago

Photographer David Yarrow got ‘lucky’ with iconic Diego Maradona Cup Final shot in 1986

Edinburgh & East

Photographer David Yarrow got 'lucky' with iconic 1986 Maradona shot

5 months ago

Edinburgh trams return to Leith Walk for first time in 67 years in ‘ghost testing’ phase

Edinburgh & East

'Ghost' trams return to city for first time in over 60 years

6 months ago

Campaigners and charities call for braille labels on Scottish food products

Scotland

Campaigners call for braille labels on food products in Scotland

8 months ago

Baby with epilepsy saved from brain damage after symptoms caught on video

Edinburgh & East

Baby with epilepsy saved from brain damage after mum filmed symptoms

9 months ago

Christmas lunch held for isolated pensioners as Edinburgh named ‘UK’s loneliest city’ for over 60s

Edinburgh & East

Christmas lunch held for over 60s in UK's 'loneliest city'

9 months ago

Edinburgh Castle: Historic attraction transformed into ‘kingdom of colours’ for Christmas

Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh Castle transformed into festive 'kingdom of colours'

10 months ago

The Edinburgh hospital ensuring children with cancer are not missing out on school days

Edinburgh & East

The hospital teaching children undergoing treatment for cancer

11 months ago

Talented Ukrainian refugee living in Edinburgh wins under 16s tennis tournament

Edinburgh & East

Ukrainian refugee 'living the dream' after teenage tennis success

11 months ago

Edinburgh GP warns that more doctors are leaving the NHS as patient backlog grows

Edinburgh & East

GP warns NHS under threat as 'more doctors quit profession'

12 months ago

New Edinburgh and Lothian service supporting dads with babies in neonatal care

Edinburgh & East

New service supporting dads with babies in neonatal care

1 year ago

Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies claims trans athletes competing against women ‘risks serious accident’

Scotland

Olympian claims trans athletes competing with women 'risks accident'

1 year ago

Delayed myeloma diagnosis is causing life-altering complications, charity warns

Edinburgh & East

'Tumour crushing my vertebra was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life'

1 year ago

Coat exchange scheme ‘helps fight poverty’ amid cost of living rise

Edinburgh & East

Coat exchange scheme ‘helps fight poverty’ amid cost of living rise

2 years ago

‘A constant presence’: Queen’s platinum jubilee marks 70 years on throne

Scotland

‘A constant presence’: Queen’s platinum jubilee marks 70 years on throne

2 years ago

Former Royal High School to be transformed into pop up festival venue

Entertainment

Former Royal High School to be transformed into pop up festival venue

2 years ago

In pictures: Winter windows spread festive cheer

Edinburgh & East

In pictures: Winter windows spread festive cheer

2 years ago

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Mass school strikes to go ahead across Scotland as unions rejects ‘final offer’

Scotland

Mass school strikes to go ahead as unions reject 'final offer'

Site for UK’s first drug consumption room in Scotland revealed

Site for UK's first drug consumption room in Scotland revealed

Rangers open Europa League campaign with win over Real Betis

Sport

Rangers open Europa League campaign with win over Real Betis

Aberdeen fan arrested for throwing flare during Europa Conference League match against Eintracht Frankfurt

Sport

Aberdeen fan arrested for throwing flare during match in Frankfurt

Man appears in court after teen allegedly raped in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Edinburgh & East

Man appears in court after teen allegedly raped in Princes Street Gardens

'That was pretty cool': Cyclists bump into King Charles on Balmoral estate

North East & Tayside

'That was pretty cool': Cyclists bump into King Charles on Balmoral estate

Ryanair slam ‘abysmal’ French airport after elderly Edinburgh passenger in wheelchair ‘left behind’

Edinburgh & East

Ryanair slam 'abysmal' airport after wheelchair user 'left behind'

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Humza Yousaf accused of ‘talking down Scotland’ during New York trip

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Humza Yousaf accused of 'talking down Scotland' during New York trip

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged ending run of 14 rises in a row

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Interest rates left unchanged ending run of 14 rises in a row

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers admits he wanted further recruits in transfer window amid defensive crisis

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Rodgers was hoping for 'one or two more' signings in summer window

Scotland looking to ‘right the wrongs’ of defeat in World Cup opener when they meet Tonga

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Scotland looking to 'right the wrongs' of defeat in World Cup opener

Oysters returned to Firth of Forth for first time in a century

Edinburgh & East

Oysters returned to Firth of Forth for first time in a century

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Warning over cold caller energy scams offering heating improvements in East Lothian

Edinburgh & East

Warning over cold caller energy scams offering heating improvements

East Lothian pub neighbours complain over ‘sectarian songs’ and noisy karaoke in Haddington

Edinburgh & East

Pub neighbours complain over 'sectarian songs' and noisy karaoke

Pease Bay to host Scottish surf contest as Gathering of the Clans returns to the mainland

Edinburgh & East

Scottish surf contest returns to the mainland

Police investigate “improper removal” of slavery plaque from Edinburgh’s Henry Dundas monument

Edinburgh & East

Police investigate removal of slavery plaque from Melville Monument

Tobyn Salvatore who killed grandparents on Boxing Day held at Carstairs State Hospital

Edinburgh & East

Man who killed grandparents on Boxing Day held at State Hospital

Man arrested after crashing stolen car and fleeing across field in Fife

Edinburgh & East

Man arrested after crashing stolen car and fleeing across field

Work to begin on new Wester Hailes high school in Edinburgh ‘superblock’ with orchard and gym

Edinburgh & East

Work to begin on new high school 'superblock' with orchard and gym

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