Helen Pidd
Helen Pidd is North of England editor of the Guardian, based in Manchester. She joined the paper in 2004 to edit the now defunct Office Hours and was a commissioning editor on G2 before joining the home news team in 2007, going on to spend 2011 in Germany as Berlin correspondent, followed by a stint in Delhi. She is the author of Bicycle – The Complete Guide to Everyday Cycling
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Copeland byelection: Corbyn proving 'barrier' in Sellafield seatLabour pins its hopes on antipathy to Tory-backed plans to downgrade maternity unit to retain seat it has held for 80 years
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Body of girl, 16, found on path in South YorkshirePolice treating death as suspicious after body found by members of the public in Dinnington, east of Sheffield
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Sheffield mayoral vote delay prompts calls for Yorkshire-wide dealHigh court ruling forces Sheffield city region to postpone election planned for this May until 2018
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Hull's Ferens gallery to reopen after £5.2m refit backed by city councilCash-strapped council contributed £3.7m to revamp after deciding cuts to culture funding were a ‘false economy’
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Tate to name Maria Balshaw as new director to succeed SerotaDriving force behind Manchester’s cultural renaissance to take over one of most powerful jobs in UK arts
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Sellafield unrest could dent Tory byelection chances, unions warnUnions say industrial unrest cannot be ruled out by nuclear workers in Copeland amid row over changes to pension scheme
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Copeland byelection: 'We are a community of two halves'Cumbrian seat due to be vacated by Labour MP Jamie Reed is a mix of affluence thanks to the nuclear industry and deprivation
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A year after the deluge, York is still counting the costShops and Viking centre not yet ready to reopen as council denies it failed families on Travellers site
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Corbyn critic quits as Labour MP, triggering tight byelection raceJamie Reed resigns to take job in nuclear industry, saying he will be able to achieve more for his community in Cumbria
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