INTERNATIONAL SERIES GAME 15- Jacksonville Jaguars 30 Indianapolis Colts 27

Byvictoriapolley October 11, 2016 0 Comments
  After winning the @NFLUK-sponsored NCTJ sports diploma award, @CfJKent alumna @VictoriaPolley reports from Wembley — NCTJ (@NCTJ_news) October 5, 2016 I was lucky enough to attend the NFL match between Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts at Wembley as part of an NCTJ prize. It was the first NFL match I had ever attended, let alone reported on and it was a great experience. It...

#FemaleFlashlight – The Eighth Wonder Programme

Byvictoriapolley September 11, 2016 0 Comments
I was very flattered to be asked to be a #FemaleFlashlight featured as part of a new initiative launched to encourage young girls to go into sports leadership. I am very passionate about sport and have dedicated a lot of time to volunteering for various organisations who promote sports coverage over the years, as well as partaking in activities myself. You can read my blog on the site here and...

Negligence claim mum ‘will never forgive’ Colchester Hospital

Byvictoriapolley April 11, 2016 0 Comments
On Monday 11th April 2016, I produced an exclusive report and three hour programme for BBC Essex centred around clinical negligence claims. I put in a Freedom of Information request on how much money hospitals in the East of England had paid out due to medical mistakes that had been. As part of the investigation, I met Ellie Sutton and her family, who were awarded £5.5m because of an error in...

A tribute to the ‘tres marvy’ Louise Rennison

Byvictoriapolley February 29, 2016 0 Comments
I often write about my favourite books or what I am reading on this blog, and when I heard the sad news about Louise Rennison, I wanted to pay my own tribute to one of the vair, vair best. It is with huge sadness that we can confirm the death of our much loved author and friend, Louise Rennison. — HarperCollinsUK (@HarperCollinsUK) February 29, 2016 With every stage of my life, there is a...

The lessons we should learn from the Holocaust

Byvictoriapolley January 27, 2016 0 Comments
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, dedicated to the remembrance of the six million Jews brutally killed during World War 2 and the many more that suffered throughout. This year's Holocaust Memorial Day marks 71 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and I think this quote from Mark Pigott, writing in the International Business Times, sums up how we can use the lessons from the...

What I’m reading….

Byvictoriapolley October 4, 2015 0 Comments
Summer holidays are always a great time to get through a fair few books. Here is just a selection of some of the best books of my summer.... Clodagh Murphy  Ok, so technically Clodagh is an author not a book but I stumbled across her at the beginning of summer and have since devoured everything she has written. All her protagonists are strong, unique women and I was completely hooked with each...

ICC World Cricket comes to Essex

Byvictoriapolley September 10, 2015 0 Comments
Essex has long been a hotbed of great cricketing talent. But this week the county has also been home to some lesser known names - from teams such as Suriname, Botswana, Fiji and Saudi Arabia. They are competing in the ICC World Cricket Division 6, which is taking place at local cricket clubs across the county. I went to West Mersea to find out more, where Vanuatu were playing Norway. Listen below...

Summer of sport

Byvictoriapolley August 12, 2015 0 Comments
I have wanted to be a sports journalist since I was at school so I was delighted to be able to complete a placement at Sky Sports News this summer. I spent some time working with the planning team, shadowing reporters, learning the ropes with production and also, working as part of the social media team. Whilst working with the digital media time, I wrote some stories, a selection of which you...

Graduation!

Byvictoriapolley July 10, 2015 0 Comments
After three years studying at the University of Kent, I've finally graduated!   To use a cliche, it's been an absolute rollercoaster but I wouldn't have changed a thing about my time at university. I've done things I never thought I would do and achieved more than I ever thought possible. I am so pleased and proud to have graduated with a First class honours in BA Hons Journalism and the...
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