Vanessa Kennedy

Reporter

Vanessa is a reporter with STV News based in Edinburgh. She covers a broad range of stories from hard-hitting reports to features.

‘Absolutely crucial’: Edinburgh Pregnancy and Parent Centre facing closure after 40 years
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Edinburgh & East

'Absolutely crucial': Pregnancy and parents centre facing closure after 40 years

Edinburgh businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows
Edinburgh & East

Businesses brace for impact on trade ahead of sold-out Oasis shows

Portobello residents threaten legal action over Edinburgh Council’s parking charges plan
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Edinburgh & East

Portobello residents threaten legal action over parking charge plan

Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland’s first wave pool
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Edinburgh & East

Visually-impaired girl learning to surf at Scotland's first wave pool

‘It’s changed my life completely’: Innovative drugs offering hope for ulcerative colitis patients
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Edinburgh & East

'It's changed my life': Advanced treatments offering hope for colitis patients

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse: Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction
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Edinburgh & East

Pioneering allergy trial launched in memory of teen who died from severe reaction

First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary
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Edinburgh & East

First Scottish couple married in humanist ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary

Student in race to save eyesight as family make fundraising plea for new drug from US
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Edinburgh & East

'I face going fully blind without new drug - I'm scared I won't see another sunset'

Emirates Airline donates sleep masks to help teachers assist pupils at Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School
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Edinburgh & East

Airline donates sleep masks to help teachers assist blind pupils

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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Women not owed apology over trans debate’
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Nicola Sturgeon: 'Women not owed apology over trans debate'

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott to stand trial charged with child sex abuse
Glasgow & West

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott to face child sex abuse trial

Scots schoolgirl named on Time magazine first Girls of the Year list
Glasgow & West

Scots schoolgirl named on Time magazine first Girls of the Year list

Woman, 74, first in Scotland arrested under abortion protest law faces no further action
Glasgow & West

Woman, 74, first in Scotland arrested under abortion protest law faces no further action

Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who fled to Scotland found guilty of rape in US court
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Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who fled to Scotland found guilty of rape

Sturgeon book review: Candid insight into life as first minister unlikely to shift perceptions
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Sturgeon's candid insight into life as first minister unlikely to shift perceptions

Pupil support staff asked to carry out medical procedures with minimal training
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Pupil support staff asked to carry out medical procedures with minimal training

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Liam Gallagher ‘misinformed’ over comments about Oasis fans, says Edinburgh council leader
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Liam Gallagher 'misinformed' over comments about Oasis fans, says council leader 

Scottish film talent ‘bypassed’ in big-screen boom, industry figures warn
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Scottish film talent 'bypassed' in big-screen boom, industry figures warn

Behind the scenes: How police managed Oasis fever at Murrayfield
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Edinburgh & East

Oasis gigs: Monitoring a Champagne Supernova from the sky

Two boys, 13, charged after police chase stolen DPD van in Cambuslang ‘joyride’
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Two boys, 13, charged after police chase stolen DPD van in town 'joyride'

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NHS Fife told to urgently comply with single-sex spaces rules
Edinburgh & East

NHS board told to urgently comply with single-sex spaces rules

Fireworks ban near Edinburgh Zoo over Bonfire Night after death of baby panda
Edinburgh & East

Fireworks to be banned near Edinburgh Zoo after death of baby panda

Man charged with attempted murder and possession of gun after ‘shooting’ in Edinburgh
Edinburgh & East

Man charged with attempted murder and possession of gun after 'shooting'

Fraud probe launched after Edinburgh woman allegedly scams dozens out of Oasis tickets
Edinburgh & East

Fraud probe launched after 'woman scams dozens out of Oasis tickets'

Man dead after rush hour crash involving car and motorcycle in Midlothian
Edinburgh & East

Man dead after rush hour crash involving car and motorcycle

Tributes to ‘cherished’ world’s oldest captive lemur two decades at Five Sisters Zoo
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Edinburgh & East

World's oldest captive lemur dies after two decades at Scots zoo 

Man taken to hospital after disturbance Edinburgh pub
Edinburgh & East

Man taken to hospital after disturbance outside pub

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