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27
Mar
We're continuing to feature a different member of the Stray Ferret team each week.
It's now Lauren Ryan's turn - one of our news journalists.
If you’d told Lauren as a child that she’d be writing stories like the ones found in the pages of her favourite fashion magazines, she might not have believed you.
Born and raised in Yorkshire, she moved out of the area briefly to study journalism to a postgraduate level at the universities of Lincoln and Nottingham respectively.
After several industry internships as well as a stint at Jorvik Radio, she joined the Stray Ferret at the start of 2024, and has become an integral member of the news team ever since.
According to Lauren, although she has a special interest in 'human-interest subjects that celebrate achievements or life-changing events', any subject that can make a difference to the local community is a story worth sharing.
She explained:
Although Lauren joined the Stray Ferret a matter of months ago, she’s already covered an eclectic range of subjects – from charity ventures and daytime discos to rail strikes, parking charges and even bomb scares.
A story that epitomises the variety the job offers was her exclusive interview with Sarah Collins, a Harrogate singer who recently starred on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show.
Lauren attending Neuhaus's shop opening
Another personal highlight was speaking to the teachers and pupils at Holy Trinity infant school who contacted the Stray Ferret to help solve the mystery of a 50-year-old mural they discovered on school grounds.
She added:
Her passion for North Yorkshire shines through both her work and her free time; at weekends, Lauren likes to visit nearby towns and cities as though she's a tourist, to experience familiar areas from a fresh perspective.
Lauren said:
If you think you’ve got a story that might be of interest to Lauren, you can contact her by email at lauren@thestrayferret.co.uk.
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