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From Katie B…
As November starts and Michael Buble & Mariah Carey start defrosting, dare I say it…Christmas is coming. Too soon?, okay I’ll stop.
I spent the weekend having a Halloween party and we went to town decorating the house!
Our latest episode has received really great feedback and we hit 1500 plays the other day, which is mind-blowing! Thanks to everyone for your continued support, we couldn’t do this without you 💛
From Katie W…
Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrated it! My weekend was mostly spent in the house binge-watching the Kardashians. Things have been very tough lately and while I still had admin things to do this weekend and help out family, I tried to take some downtime. So I’m trying to focus on some of the positives at the moment so here are some of my favourite pieces I wrote this week.
Everything you need to know about Scotland’s travel rules
Live weather blog as Edinburgh is given a yellow warning
How will COP26 affect Edinburgh
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Jobs and opportunities
FREELANCE: Ayesha Muttu is looking for freelance beauty, lifestyle and wellness writers for one-off commissions for Boots Health & Beauty online. Email ayesha.muttucumaru@thepharmglobal.com with your experience, availability and portfolio.
FREELANCE: Jack Sommers at Insider is looking for freelancers.
FREELANCE: DJMag are looking for feature pitches for their 2022 issue. You can find their pitching guidelines here.
FREELANCE: The Indy Best is looking for men's fashion writers with reviews experience. CV and examples of previous work to eleanor.jones@independent.co.uk
REMOTE: Sophie Murray-Morris is looking for a freelance digital sub-editor for @MetroUK 's app. Send your CV and say hello at sophie.murray-morris@metro.co.uk
REMOTE: Euronews are hiring a social media journalist with loads of cool opportunities - working for the biggest broadcaster in Europe. £26-28k salary. Feel free to get in touch with Martha de Ferrer if you have any questions.
GLASGOW: BBC are looking for journalists to join their BBC Scotland News freelance pool.
GLASGOW: BBC are hiring a senior journalist to join their team.
ABERDEEN: The Nine are hiring a journalist.
ABERDEEN: Reach PLC are launching Aberdeen Live after the success of Glasgow and Edinburgh Live and they are looking for an editor.
ABERDEEN: DC Thompson is hiring a live journalist to cover Inverness and Aberdeen.
NEWCASTLE: Obsessed with social media and online content? Reach are still looking for a social video journalist. Closing date is 27th November.
NEWCASTLE: Venture Stream are hiring a Junior Copywriter. All Venture Stream staff work a 4 day / 32 hour week to promote work life balance and mental wellbeing.
MANCHESTER: Reach are looking for a business editor (North West) for Business Live. Closing date is 7th November.
Good luck if you are applying!