Victoria Finan Journalist
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  • 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.

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Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post

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  • Social Affairs

371 Articles
over 1 year
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Archbishop of York is "very worried" about Yorkshire's poorest as cost of living crisis continues

The Archbishop of York says he is "deeply concerned" about Yorkshire's poorest communities as the cost-of-living cris...

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over 1 year
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Beth Mead, Chris Kamara and Bryn Hughes: The Yorkshire celebrities and residents who have been na...

The New Year’s Honours List has been announced and as always, there are some big names from across Yorkshire who have...

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over 1 year
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Brontë fans raise more than £20,000 to mark birthplace of Yorkshire's famous literary sisters

Brontë fans from across the world have raised more than £20,000 for a campaign to help commemorate the birthplace of ...

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over 1 year
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Mysterious box of old Yorkshire photographs sets off treasure hunt

An intriguing box of Victorian half-plate negatives sold on eBay has sparked a detective case for photographer Andy V...

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over 1 year
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Children living in Dales to receive bespoke mental health support amid fears they are left behind

The mental health of children in one of Yorkshire’s most rural areas is set for a funding boost as a charity leader w...

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over 1 year
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Leeds Rhinos legends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield awarded freedom of Leeds

Beloved Leeds Rhinos rugby legends Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow have been awarded the freedom of Leeds for their “co...

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over 1 year
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Cost of living crisis: Beloved swimming pool speaks of fears after bills could soar £20,000

The manager of a swimming pool, at the heart of a community for nearly 30 years, has spoken of his fears after his en...

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over 1 year
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Big Thaw to end weeks of minus degree temperatures - with parts of Yorkshire set to be 13 degrees...

The cold snap that saw Yorkshire and the rest of the UK grapple with minus degree temperatures for much of December i...

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almost 2 years
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Yorkshire MoD accomodation attacked by Labour as unfit for serving personnel

Labour have attacked the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over what it has called “unfit” accomodation for serving military.

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almost 2 years
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The back-in-time street in York which transports visitors to a real Charles Dickens Christmas

You can almost imagine Ebenezer Scrooge himself rounding the corner of the York Castle Museum’s Kirkgate.

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almost 2 years
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Special school set to transform lives of hundreds of North Yorkshire children is delayed

A new school for children with special needs which was set to increase provision in North Yorkshire has been delayed.

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almost 2 years
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Cost of living crisis: children in Yorkshire giving up their pocket money to help Mum and Dad pay...

Three in ten children in Yorkshire and the Humber are giving up their pocket money to help their parents pay for Chri...

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