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Saska Shepherd (born 1971) is a marketing, public relations and communications professional based in Wales.

Early media career She joined Trinity Mirror PLC as a trainee reporter at the Newbury and Thatcham Chronicle in 1998. She later became a hard news reporter covering Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police and the Berkshire Ambulance Service. She also wrote for the Reading Chronicle, Bracknell News and Wokingham Times. She also worked as a stringer passing information to the INS News Service in Reading, various national newspapers such as the Mirror, Daily Mail and the Sun and organisations such as the Press Association. Saska was one of the first journalists to overturn three consecutive Section 39 court orders to name the parents of truanting children during a hearing at Newbury Magistrates Court. Other significant news coverage included the wedding of Katie Price to Peter Andre at Highclere Castle (the home of Downton Abbey) and the Paddington rail disaster.

Moving into public relations In 2003, Saska left Berkshire to permanently move to Wales. Here she joined Cardiff Council's Media and Communications Team as a Press Officer. The role and function was the first of its kind for the local authority and based in Room 104 of the civic centre. Her portfolio's included Transport and the separate Housing, Advice and Benefits departments.

The downturn in 2008

Contracting and business

Personal life Saska Shepherd was born in Hanworth, Middlesex near Kingston upon Thames and Hounslow in south west London. Most of her family worked at Shepperton film studios as either props makers, carpenters or electricians in the 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's. The film connection continued in 2010 when she was cast as an extra in the film Made In Dagenham. She has also worked temporarily as a sub-contractor on the BBC's Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.