The lady astronomer’s name is Annie Walker and she worked at Cambridge University Observatory while John Couch Adams was Director. The story has just been picked up by the local ITV franchise news programme (link below). The item starts at about 10:55.
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/catch-up-on-itv-news-anglia-east-from-tuesday-1st-july/jydxlwm
I do not know if this link will work outsde the U.K.