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Vanessa Taaffe

vanessa.taaffe@stv.tv

Vanessa Taaffe is a reporter with STV News covering national and local stories. She’s based in Glasgow. Her work includes covering Scotland’s housing emergency, UK and Scottish elections and breaking news.

Critical home adaptation waiting lists soar amid housing association budget cuts

Edinburgh & East

Disabled tenants face lengthy waits for home adaptations amid budget cuts

Local residents hit out at plans to introduce £300 parking permits in Glasgow based on car emissions

'I feel penalised by parking policy after upgrading car to comply with LEZ'

Rangers and Scotland legend Ally McCoist pays tribute to late mum after receiving OBE

McCoist pays tribute to late mum after receiving OBE from Prince William

Glasgow man shares ‘fears’ for fiancée and family fleeing Lebanon destruction

'My fiancée is fleeing Lebanon destruction - it's tough not knowing what is going on'

Homelessness crisis: ‘I’m in temporary accommodation but in the council’s eyes, I’m not here’

'I'm in temporary accommodation but in the council's eyes, I'm not here'

Citizens Theatre: Look inside historic theatre as redevelopment to finish by 2024

Historic theatre redevelopment nearing completion following £2m council cash boost

Construction of huge battery storage site in Ayrshire branded ‘nightmare’ by community

Construction of huge battery storage sites branded 'nightmare'

Glasgow bin workers ‘dealing with rats daily’ as cleansing strike looms

Bin workers 'dealing with rats daily' as cleansing strike looms

Social housing tenant has been waiting six years for a ground floor flat in West Dunbartonshire

'I struggle to walk up the stairs but have been waiting six years for a new home'

Craig David says bagpipes could feature in his next song after surprise Glasgow TRNSMT performance

Craig David says bagpipes could feature in his next song

Tensions rise in Scottish communities located next to huge battery energy storage sites

Tensions rise in communities located next to huge battery energy storage sites

‘Just the tonic, supersonic’ the anthem hoping to inspire Scotland at the Euros

‘Just the tonic, supersonic’ the anthem hoping to inspire Scotland at the Euros

'We lost our 12-day-old baby son - pre-eclampsia testing is needed'

'We lost our 12-day-old baby son - pre-eclampsia testing is needed'

Little Lion Girl: Scots five-year-old stuns with viral roar impression

Edinburgh & East

Little Lion Girl: Scots five-year-old stuns with viral roar impression

Mum who fled abuse has been living in mould-plagued temporary housing for two years

Mum who fled abuse has been living in mould-plagued temporary housing for years

Ofgem boss defends billions in energy profits as 'fair' despite soaring bills

Ofgem boss defends billions in energy profits as 'fair' despite soaring bills

Housing Bill: New FM John Swinney faces demands to prioritise Housing Bill amid ‘astronomical’ rent increases

Calls for Swinney to prioritise Housing Bill amid 'astronomical' rent increases

Scottish Government urged to prioritise new ferries for Millport as island faces uncertain summer

Millport: Island relying on ageing 'lifeline' ferry faces uncertain summer

Mum of two plans to set up hair loss clinic after her experience of living with cancer

Highlands & Islands

'My wavy blonde hair was my identity and to lose that felt really awful'

Scottish woman campaigns for NHS to provide wigs for those diagnosed with alopecia

'Losing all my hair as a teenager changed my life forever'

Gary the Gorilla stolen statue found under a hedge cut in half as owner ‘sickened’

Gary the Gorilla is back but owner 'sickened' he's been cut in half

Parents of cyclist Emma Burke Newman killed by lorry plagued by graphic thoughts at crash site in Glasgow

Parents of cyclist killed by lorry plagued by graphic thoughts at crash site

Edinburgh woman stores clothes in her kitchen due to mould and dampness in her council home

Edinburgh & East

'My house is like being in a prison - no human should live like this'

Woman sleeps on mattress in living room every night as family home riddled with mould and damp

'I'm scared to sleep in my bedroom because there's mould everywhere'

Chronically ill Edinburgh woman put on ten-year waiting list for new accessible council home

Edinburgh & East

'Ten-year waiting list for a new home, I'll probably be dead by then'

Why should we care about Scotland’s housing emergency?

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Why should we care about Scotland’s housing emergency?

Elderly woman reunited with neighbour who saved her from XL bully dog during attack in Clackmannanshire

Edinburgh & East

Elderly woman reunited with neighbour who saved her from XL bully dog

Horizon: Cambuslang postmaster put £38,000 of own money into Post Office system amid scandal

Post Office: 'Why would I steal from my business? It's my own pocket'

Glasgow couple reunited after husband trapped in war-torn Gaza for months amid conflict with Israel

Couple reunited after husband trapped in war-torn Gaza for months

Family of West Lothian woman who died from asbestos exposure call for inquiry

Edinburgh & East

Family of woman who died from asbestos exposure call for inquiry

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