Johanna Bell

Jo is a journalist with more than ten years' experience working for newspapers and magazines - both nationally and regionally. After gaining her NCTJ qualification at Harlow College she worked on local newspapers in Essex including the Maldon and Burnham Standard and the Colchester Gazette. During this time she also studied for and gained her NCE qualification. She later moved into her first role at a women's magazine; Full House, where she worked her way up from features writer to commissioning editor. Since leaving the magazine to work as a freelance journalist nearly five years ago, she have been writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She cover real life stories, health, beauty and fitness, working mainly for Sun Woman/S2 at The Sun and the real-life women’s weekly magazines and, of course, Belle About Town!