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Ciara Leeming

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Ciara Leeming is a freelance writer and documentary photographer from the North West, whose main areas of interest include urban regeneration, and Roma migration to the UK. You can find her on Twitter @ciaraleeming.

September 2014

  • prisons

    How to help prisoners avoid reoffending? ‘You need someone who believes in you’

    Innovative service works with men in prison and after they are released to reintegrate them into society

May 2014

  • budgeting

    Bail hostel with mental health team helps residents integrate into society

    St Joseph's approved premises in Greater Manchester works with offenders to reintroduce them into society after prison, reports Ciara Leeming

April 2014

  • care leavers

    Care leavers tell their stories through song and video

    Song combines the experiences of 18 care leavers in a bid to bring their voice to the masses and build their aspirations. Ciara Leeming reports

October 2013

  • Man pointing at painting on wall

    New social care network in Liverpool stimulates innovation

    The network organises collaborative events such as 'hack days', where service providers meet with local technologists, writes Ciara Leeming

June 2013

  • Female patient in cancer ward with her mother

    Living with cancer
    'Carers walk the cancer journey with patients but need more support'

  • Bank statement

    Living with cancer
    How cancer patients have been hit by welfare reforms

March 2013

  • Italian policemen patrol a Rom's camp at

    International focus: Roma people denied social housing in Italy

    City authority denies access to public housing for the 4,000 Roma living in metal containers in remote camps, Ciara Leeming reports

February 2013

  • Granby Street, Toxteth, Liverpool

    double quotation markWhy selling off homes for just £1 in a derelict area of Liverpool makes sense

    Ciara Leeming
    Ciara Leeming: Homesteading is the kind of small-scale refurbishment approach that can tackle the scourge of empty, run-down houses

January 2013

  • Two older women at Dulwich Picture Gallery

    Prescribing art for older people

    A programme developed with GP practices connects residents who may be frail or lonely through art workshops

December 2012

  • Ruth Rendell

    How actors play a role in stroke rehabilitation

    Charity Interact Reading Services sends actors to read to stroke patients in hospitals and at clubs. Ciara Leeming reports

November 2012

  • Hatfield Colliery

    The Northerner
    Haunting photographs unlock the story of a colliery tragedy

    Forty miners died in an explosion but the son of one of them went on to become a respected trade union leader. His brother, who was on a day off when Usworth pit blew up in county Durham, finished up as a Labour MP

October 2012

  • Elderly man gardening

    How conservation projects are improving public health

    Green Gym aims to improve people's mental and physical wellbeing through involvement in conservation activities

August 2012

  • Copper pots and pans hanging in a kitchen

    Using a personalised approach to dementia care

    A pilot scheme in Stockport aims to quietly revolutionise the way residential dementia care is delivered. Ciara Leeming finds out more

June 2012

  • Barnado's project in York

    The Northerner
    York teenagers write their own dramas to help others learn

    Grim experiences are turned to good account in a novel recording studio. Ciara Leeming listens in.

May 2012

  • Carers Trust: Connect four

    double quotation markWhy GPs need to be more carer aware

    Ciara Leeming

    A new programme is helping family doctors identify and support carers in their area. Ciara Leeming reports

  • A shut petrol station in Brighton.

    Francis Maude urged to quit over petrol panic as union rules out Easter strike

    Minister under pressure and David Cameron accused of 'political games' as woman badly burned and fuel supplies run short

  • Woman suffers serious burns in kitchen petrol accident

    York woman was decanting petrol between containers when fumes ignited, setting fire to clothes and inflicting 40% burns
  • Graduation

    The Northerner
    Helping asylum seekers win university places

    A small Manchester charity is winning friends among universities in the north

  • Newcastle photo from 19th century

    Victorian Newcastle brought to life in photographic treasure trove

  • Deckchairs

    Warm weather could turn to sleet and snow by Easter, forecasters warn

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