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Natasha Cocksedge

A gold standard NCTJ qualified journalist, proficient in media law, public affairs, videojournalism, data journalism, digital journalism and SEO, radio journalism, broadcasting and ethics, social media and shorthand. 

Work published in the Londoners websites, ENDS Report, MyLondon, Riverside Radio and Tindle Newspapers.

Actively seeking freelance and permanent roles in the industry - check out some of my work below!

South West Londoner •

Scruffy or skill? Street art in London

Street art, both in London and all over the world, has historically been a response to the environment that people find themselves in .Just as during the Vietnam War, there was an outpouring of political music and anti-war messaging, street art is the result of external and internal factors from the surrounding world.
Graffiti and street art culture in London, as interlinked as they may be, were heavily influenced by the scene in New York, and truly began to take shape thro...
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WATCH: London hosts Europe's biggest Day of the Dead festival

The spirit of Mexico came to London when Hackney Bridge hosted Europe’s biggest Day of the Dead festival on 2-3 November.
Hosted by Mexibrit, which promotes Mexican cultures and traditions across the UK, the weekend saw members of London’s Latin American community coming together to celebrate with live music, dancing, food and ‘ofrendas’, or offerings to the dead. 
The festival, which honours family and friends who have passed, dates back to the Aztecs and in 2008 it became a part of UNESC...
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Food parcels distributed across London more than tripled since 2017

The total number of food parcels distributed across London have more than tripled in the last seven years, data produced by food bank charity, The Trussell Trust has revealed.
End of year data released by the Trust shows that there has been a 231% increase in food parcels distributed by Trussell network food banks across the city since 2017.
In the last full financial year (2023-2024), the Trust provided nearly half a million emergency food parcels across London, with a record 162,418 of t...
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Barnet Council partner with cosmetics brand to tackle violence against women and girls

Barnet Council has partnered with cosmetics brand Barry M in a new campaign to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) aged 16-24.


Forming part of the council’s wider VAWG Action Plan for 2025 which addresses gender based violence in the borough, the campaign aims to communicate with young women about domestic abuse, signpost to victims where and how to find support, and identify and report abuse.


Last week Middlesex University hosted an event associated with the campaign for Freshe...
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Wandsworth prepares to become London Borough of Culture

Activity has begun as Wandsworth prepares to enters an exciting year as the London Borough of Culture 2025, with events starting in April.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched the award in 2017 and announced that the borough would be the 2025 winner in March, as well as declaring Haringey as the recipient of the 2027 award. 
As a result, Wandsworth will receive more than £1.35 million in funding to organise 12 months of back-to-back cultural events and activity, which reflect the creativity and dive...
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Brent Council's proposal to remove Lime bikes splits community

Brent Council has threatened to remove all Lime bikes from the borough by October 31 however some residents have spoken out against the plans.


The popular e-bike company and the council have been in partnership since 2019, but safety concerns arising from dangerously parked bikes blocking pavements and entrances have soured attitudes within the Brent community. 


If a ban was to go ahead, Brent Council would become the first London council to remove Lime. 


Brent Council has written a lis...

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