I have posted this before but I thought it was worth repeating. As you may know today is Holocaust Memorial… Read more Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Donald Trump’s disrespect for our fallen war heroes
I should not be surprised but I was taken aback this week when Donald Trump claimed that European troops were… Read more Donald Trump’s disrespect for our fallen war heroes
Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle
Read more: Review of Kula Shaker: the Inner Circle in Carlisle Bizarrely my top tip of gig photography failed me… Read more Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle
Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard
Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard, Friday, December 19, 2025. BIZARRELY having lived in Carlisle between 2012 and 2019, as well… Read more Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard
Storm Desmond 10 years on
Last week marked the tenth anniversary of the Storm Desmond in 2015 which also marked the started its aftermath which… Read more Storm Desmond 10 years on
Do I need to get a fisheye lens?
Back in the days of film photography in the mid to late 1990s I bought a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye… Read more Do I need to get a fisheye lens?
The Red Rebels in Carlisle
EVERY week since the Hamas atrocities in Isreal in October 2023 and the subsequent retaliation against the people of Palestine… Read more The Red Rebels in Carlisle
SMALL WORLD… GAIA art installation at Hexham Abbey
At the weekend I recreated another photograph, this time from just two years ago, when I took a trip to… Read more SMALL WORLD… GAIA art installation at Hexham Abbey
Boyzone’s last hurrah!
Bizarrely this week Boyzone announced a one-off ‘final farewell’ gig at London’s Emirates Stadium next year and I was reminded… Read more Boyzone’s last hurrah!
Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer
JENNINGS Brewery in Cockermouth has taken delivery of 11 new fermentation vessels to help expand capacity and make the business… Read more Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer
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