Victoria Finan Journalist
  • Yorkshire
  • National World

Victoria Finan is the Yorkshire Post's social affairs correspondent. She is based in York and covers poverty, levelling up, social care, LGBT and race issues.

Published In

Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post

Focus Areas

  • Social Affairs

326 Articles
about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Beloved Yorkshire museum Eden Camp "at threat" from green energy site, director says

One of Yorkshire’s best known museums has said it faces the “biggest threat of their existence” due to a green energy...

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Whitby school closure: Mayor's anger as governors fail to address merger concerns

The mayor of Whitby has expressed her anger after governors of the town’s two secondary schools – at the heart of a c...

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about 1 year ago
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Ancient silverware burgled from historic Yorkshire Dales church, vicar says

Burglars have stolen silverware dating from the 18th century from St Margaret’s Church in Hawes, its vicar has announ...

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

The hidden Yorkshire champion of modern art back in the spotlight

The likes of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are household names not just in their native West Yorkshire but across ...

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about 1 year ago
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Whitby Coastliner: Britain's 'most scenic bus route' saved for summer after £2 fares a hit

A popular bus route known as one of the most scenic in Britain has been temporarily saved from the axe after reducing...

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Jo Cox: Plans to tackle abuse of MPs launched in murdered politician's name

The abuse and intimidation of politicians is to be tackled by a new commission in the name of murdered Yorkshire MP J...

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Yorkshire comes together to mark sad anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Yorkshire joined the rest of the country on Friday in marking a year since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Casa Brighouse: Owner's fix for raw sewage pumping into lake "illegal and dangerous" says Yorkshi...

The owner of a business pumping raw sewage onto a lake in West Yorkshire has defended himself after Yorkshire Water r...

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about 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Casa Brighouse: Pressure mounts on owner of West Yorkshire restaurant to stop pumping sewage into...

Pressure is mounting on the owner of a West Yorkshire restaurant and events venue to stop polluting a beauty spot wit...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Bishops across Yorkshire join calls for government to end bus cuts

Bishops in Yorkshire have urged Rishi Sunak not to cut bus services across the region.

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over 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Brianna Ghey: Vigils for murdered teenage girl described as "strong, fearless and one of a kind" ...

Vigils are set to take place across Yorkshire for Brianna Ghey, the teenage girl whose body in a park in Warrington o...

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over 1 year ago
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Raw sewage causing "stench" running into Yorkshire lakes for weeks amid fears wildlife is being i...

Raw sewage has been flowing into two lakes in West Yorkshire, with environmental campaigners saying they are concerne...

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