Michelle Burgess

Scientist, wife, mother and academic support worker for students with disabilities.

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Honoured to be a finalist in the @TheOrwellPrize category for reporting homelessness with so many fantastic journalists.

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

🚨: Row started in Chilton, County Durham, over the £12,000 ‘patriotic’ redecoration of the town roundabout.

https://t.co/MSKbhzlRwM

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

🚨Hundreds of people , the exact number is unclear, have been relocated to County Durham over the last few years due to the growing homelessness and housing crisis in London. There is worry some relocated families may be getting ‘no support at all’.

https://t.co/CCIFba9uWQ

[Michelle Burgess @mphburgess]

RT @phoebeajourno: Over the moon to have been shortlisted for newcomer and reporter awards at the @IRNAwards!! I’m got some very classy com…

[BBC Tees @BBCTees]

'Snow-like' foam on river investigated https://t.co/Wtek14T0VN

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Horrible to discover from the Tara Seal Research team that all the seal pups they have been monitoring on the Tees estuary this year have died.

https://t.co/AJfbVPOGXo

[BBC Tees @BBCTees]

British teen faces months in Georgia prison https://t.co/Ey92nxASlc

[Phoebe Abruzzese @phoebeajourno]

You can read the full piece here: https://t.co/Tf7qtkkJxa

[Phoebe Abruzzese @phoebeajourno]

A year after I found illegal vapes sold over the counter in Durham, I’ve replicated the investigation in Darlington. @TheNorthernEcho was sold illicit vapes during our investigation. Shady retailers are sharper - hiding vapes in back rooms, with customers ordering via a menu.

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Brilliant work from @phoebeajourno exposing that this issue is far from over - one shop even had a ‘menu’ of vapes in a back room to choose from!

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

EXC: The Government are ‘missing’ data on where nearly 15,000 households in need of emergency accommodation have been placed.

The Ministry of Housing say that work is being done to ‘rectify’ the situation. (1/2)

https://t.co/dV1A2gbema

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Delighted to have been awarded a distinction for my NQJ portfolio and finally be a senior reporter today!

In other welcome news I’ve been shortlisted for Top Scoop and Level 7 apprentice of the year in the @NCTJ_news awards!

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Absolutely delighted that @TheNorthernEcho coverage of this scandal has been recognised at the heart of government.

@AngelaRayner has made it clear to councils around the country that if they are moving families they have to notify the local authority the families are moved to

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

Tomorrow’s @TheNorthernEcho will include my full report on the situation in Ferryhill and the awful story of a family being terrorised after being moved to the town.

[Phoebe Abruzzese @phoebeajourno]

🚨VOTING IS LIVE FOR THE NMA AWARDS🚨

I’m so proud that my investigation into illegal vapes has been shortlisted this year, please give it a vote! (Or else I become a double award-losing journalist 😭).

https://t.co/vUQO76tWa3

[Nick Gullon @EchoNickG]

Tuesday's @TheNorthernEcho 🗞️

Sexism and sleaze in Parliament as a North East MP reveals she has witnessed shocking ‘sexism, sexual harassment and sleazy behaviour’ from politicians to their female staff in Westminster

✍️@phoebeajourno

#TomorrowsPapersToday

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunningly senile and incoherent moment, Donald Trump is talking about how Democrats want to ban cows and windows in buildings. This is deeply unserious stuff. Retweet to make sure every American sees this and knows Trump isn’t well.

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

I really do worry people have forgotten what Covid-19 was like for NHS staff. I went onto ICU wards and saw it myself. I spoke to staff broken by relentless death.

@Kevin_Fong testimony @covidinquiryuk needs to be heard:

[Nick Gullon @EchoNickG]

It has been a busy week at @TheNorthernEcho HQ with important & significant stories to be told in a way only a regional newspaper that prioritises journalism that makes a difference to people's lives can

Thank you to those who keep supporting us to allow us to do exactly that

[Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno]

The front of tomorrow’s @TheNorthernEcho will be my story investigating refugees being dumped in County Durham with no support.

Read the story here: https://t.co/gsHQ0rVd19