Articles by Heidi Blake
Heidi has written 54 articles for Nouse
‘To the true believer, no evidence is necessary’
By Heidi Blake — February 13, 2007
Derek Acorah is the country’s leading spirit medium and ‘paranormal investigator’. Heidi Blake watches his York show and talks to him about the ‘world of spirit’, his ability to see into the future and his 1500 year-old Ethiopian spirit guide, Sam.
Life behind closed doors: the hidden York sex trade
By Heidi Blake — February 13, 2007
Prostitution has been been much discussed recently, in both the media and Parliament. However, there is far more to the industry than street-walking and drug addiction, as Heidi Blake finds out.
When I asked Corinne, an escort working in Yorkshire, which image she thought was most commonly brought to mind by the term ‘prostitute’, her answer was unequivocal. “People think of a mucky young girl, on drugs, standing on a street corner in a dirty area”, she said. “But that’s a misconception.”
A different kind of sex education: the pain of looking good
By Heidi Blake and Ellen Carpenter — January 23, 2007
Men often expect women to look good with no thought of how they get there. Heidi Blake and Ellen Carpenter show them.
We were sitting in Goodricke bar one dark and stormy York night when a male acquaintance said something which got us thinking. Out of nowhere he volunteered, “It’s so disgusting: my housemate doesn’t see her boyfriend for two weeks at a time, and she doesn’t shave her legs in between.
SU in ‘joke’ sex bingo scandal
By James Merill and Heidi Blake — November 28, 2006
YUSU sabbatical officers have claimed that a sex game of “students’ bingo” devised by them was “only a joke” and was never intended to be carried out, amidst accusations of “inappropriate and compromising behaviour”
SU Officer arrested in fight against aviation emissions
By Heidi Blake — November 7, 2006
Rose Rickford, a YUSU LGBT Officer, will stand trial later this yearfollowing her arrest at a 25-strong sit-in at Nottingham East Midlands Airport in September.
University attacked at Heslington East inquiry
By Heidi Blake — November 7, 2006
The University has come under fire from residents and local officials over its plans for campus expansion at the ongoing inquiry into Heslington East. An ex-University bursar, Roger McMeeking, was among many to raise concerns about the proposals.
University row with porters intensifies after University’s ‘union-busting’ tactics
By Heidi Blake — November 7, 2006
The row between the University and its porters over contract changes has intensified, following the use of what Unsion describe as “union-busting tactics” by the University.
Student attacked by gunman
By Heidi Blake — October 11, 2006
A UNIVERSITY of York student recently fought back after an armed robber attempted to mug him at gunpoint on Heslington Road.
The third year science student knocked the would-be robber to the floor and wrestled the gun from him while repeatedly punching him in the face, before escaping with the firearm.
The attempted mugging took place on Thursday September 20 at 2.40 a.m., when the student was walking home from The Gallery nightclub.
Ziggy’s becomes first of several strip clubs
By Heidi Blake — October 11, 2006
Ziggy’s nightclub has undergone a £65,000 transformation to become York’s first strip club since the early 1970s. Since Ziggy’s opened for exotic dancing this September, seven other businesses have inquired about opening lap-dancing venues in York.
Porters’ Union prepares to take action against University managers
By Heidi Blake — October 11, 2006
A legal challenge to the University over proposed changes to portering contracts is being drawn up by lawyers acting for the public services union, Unison, following a prolonged dispute between porters and University managers.
The battleaxe of York
By Heidi Blake — October 11, 2006
Despite the series of scandals that cost her husband his political career, Christine Hamilton has reinvented herself as both a media butterfly and self-proclimed battleaxe. Heidi Blake talks to York’s most infamous graduate about married life, civil war re-enactment weekends and getting a 2.1 without doing any work.
Feminists! It’s f-off to the f-word
By Heidi Blake and Kate Smith — June 27, 2006
Is feminism a fight for gender equality, or an outlet for frustrated lesbianism? Kate Smith and Heidi Blake find out what York men think.
Impact of high student usage
By Heidi Blake — June 27, 2006
Energy figures for the year 2004/5 obtained by Nouse show students on campus play a key part in the over-use of energy at the University, and in the generation of harmful emissions. Of the total gas, water and electricity used at the University that year, 33% was used in campus residences. Campus residents alone were [...]
Energy impact of Hes East expansion
By Heidi Blake — June 27, 2006
Recent energy trends outlined in the Carbon Manag-ement Implementation Plan have been described by the University as “especially worrying” in the light of the planned Heslington East expansion, which is expected to lead to “higher consumption and costs”. The Plan states that an “important driver [for greater energy-efficiency] is the expansion of the current campus, [...]
York’s ecological crisis
By Heidi Blake — June 27, 2006
- £600,000 Rise in energy costs over one year
- 25,000 tonnes University’s carbon emissions in a year
- 33% Student share of total carbon emissions
- £5 million Total energy costs in four years if situation continues
Official documents acquired by Nouse have revealed rocketing energy costs at the University, as a result of increased consumption and global rises in price.
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